What does 藏 mean in Chinese?

藏 (cáng) means "to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 藏?

藏 is pronounced "cáng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 藏?

藏 is an HSK Level 6 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 6).

What words contain the character 藏?

Common words with 藏 include 储藏 (to store), 三藏 (Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645), 保藏 (keep in store), 典藏 (repository of items of cultural significance), 冷藏 (refrigeration).

How do you write 藏?

You can practice writing 藏 using our stroke order tool.

藏 (cáng), to conceal

藏

cáng

to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store

HSK 6verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 艸 (no. 140)

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Definitions

(verb) to conceal
to hide away
to harbor
to store
to collect

Example Sentences

小孩把礼物藏在柜子里。

Xiǎohái bǎ lǐwù cáng zài guìzi lǐ

The child hid the gift in the cabinet

Words Containing 藏

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
储藏	chǔ cáng	to store	HSK 6
三藏	Sān zàng	Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
保藏	bǎo cáng	keep in store
典藏	diǎn cáng	repository of items of cultural significance
冷藏	lěng cáng	refrigeration
包藏	bāo cáng	to contain
地藏	Dì zàng	Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
埋藏	mái cáng	to bury
储藏室	chǔ cáng shì	storeroom
冷藏箱	lěng cáng xiāng	cooler

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Related Words

隐藏(yǐn cáng)· to hide

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伏(fú)· to lean over

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包藏(bāo cáng)· to contain

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匿影藏形(nì yǐng cáng xíng)· to hide from public view

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 6

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