藏
Character
to hide something so other people cannot see or find it
Readings and meanings
- to hide something so other people cannot see or find it
- to keep or store something in a safe place
Examples
我把礼物藏在床下面。
wǒ bǎ lǐ wù cáng zài chuáng xià miàn
I hid the present under the bed.
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你的钱藏在哪里？
nǐ de qián cáng zài nǎ lǐ
Where do you keep your money?
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我把证件藏好了。
wǒ bǎ zhèng jiàn cáng hǎo le
I put my documents away in a safe place.
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Words that use “藏” as cáng
收藏shōu cángto collect things you likeWordHSK 6隐藏yǐn cángto hide something so that other people cannot see or find itWordHSK 6埋藏mái cángto bury or hide something in the groundWordHSK 7–9珍藏zhēn cángto keep something safe because it is very special to youWordHSK 7–9矿藏kuàng cánguseful materials found under the ground, like coal, iron, and…WordHSK 7–9蕴藏yùn cángto hold a lot of something inside, hidden and not yet usedWordHSK 7–9藏匿cáng nìto hide something so that other people cannot find itWordHSK 7–9藏品cáng pǐnan item kept in a museum or in a collectionWordHSK 7–9
zàng
zang4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is cáng.
- Tibet, a big place in west China (as in 西藏)
- Tibetan, the people of Tibet (as in 藏族)
Examples
西藏很大，也很美。
xī zàng hěn dà yě hěn měi
Tibet is very big and very beautiful.
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我的朋友是藏族人。
wǒ de péng you shì zàng zú rén
My friend is Tibetan.
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Words that use “藏” as zàng
宝藏bǎo zàngtreasureWordHSK 7–9三藏sān zàngTripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively…Word地藏dì zàngKṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great VowWord川藏chuān zàngSichuan and TibetWord帑藏tǎng zàngstate treasuryWord援藏yuán zàngto support Tibet's developmentWord滇藏diān zàngYunnan and TibetWord藏人zàng rénTibetanWord
Stroke order
All 17 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 藏
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