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臧

zāng

Character

What 臧 means

1. good
2. right

Other readings

臧 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Zāngsurname Zang
• zàngold variant of {藏|zàng}; old variant of {脏|zàng}

Words starting with 臧

• 臧克家Zāng Kè jiāZang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet

Words containing 臧

• 陟罚臧否zhì fá zāng pǐ(idiom) to evaluate the merits and demerits of…

Characters that look like 臧

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 磋cuō(old) to polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools; (bound form) to deliberate; to consult
• 跪guìto kneel
• 稼jiàto sow grain; (farm) crop
• 踉liángused in 跳踉
• 裱biǎoto hang (paper); to mount (painting)
• 痲máused in 痲痹; used in 痲风; used in 痲疹

Sounds the same

Read zāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 脏dirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty
• 赃stolen goods; loot; spoils
• 牂female sheep; place name