藏 - zàng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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17 strokes
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藏

zàng

Definition

storehouse
depository
Buddhist or Taoist scripture

Other pronunciations

cáng

to conceal
to hide away
to harbor
to store
to collect

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

臟

zàng

viscera; (anatomy) organ

鑶

cáng

(onom.) (sound of a bell)

Related words (9)

藏象

zàng xiàng

hidden inner properties and their external manifestations (TCM)

see 藏青色

saffron (Crocus sativus)

藏經洞

zàng jīng dòng

cave holding scripture depository, part of Mogao cave complex 莫高窟, Dunhuang 敦煌

navy blue

caraway

precious (mineral) deposits; (budd.) the treasure of Buddha's law

帑藏

tǎng zàng

state treasury, also written state treasury, also written 帑臧[tang3 zang1]

青藏線

qīng zàng xiàn

the Qinghai-Tibet route

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