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藏

2 readings · tap one to hear it

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

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HSK 3.0
Level 6
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
17
Radical
艸 +14
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
藏
Common rank
#553
Unicode
U+85CF

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Formation & memory

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How 藏 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “grass” + 臧 sound ( zāng )

Components 艹 臧

How to remember it

hide · Heisig RSH #1981

flower + bunk beds + parade + 臣 feudal official

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 藏

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
西藏自治区 Xī zàng Zì zhì qū Tibet Autonomous Region, capital Lhasa 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4] (short name 藏[Zang4])
木里藏族自治县 Mù lǐ Zàng zú Zì zhì xiàn Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Lian…
海南藏族自治州 Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]
海北藏族自治州 Hǎi běi Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]
黄南藏族自治州 Huáng nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]
海西蒙古族藏族自治州 Hǎi xī Měng gǔ zú Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]
西藏人 Xī zàng rén Tibetan (person)
大藏经 Dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the H…
藏红花 zàng hóng huā saffron (Crocus sativus)
藏族人 Zàng zú rén Tibetan (person)
玉树藏族自治州 Yù shù Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]
三藏法师 Sān zàng fǎ shī Buddhist monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602–664)
青藏公路 Qīng Zàng Gōng lù Qinghai-Tibet Highway
八万大藏经 Bā wàn Dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the H…
青藏高原 Qīng Zàng gāo yuán Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
青藏铁路线 Qīng Zàng Tiě lù xiàn Qinghai-Tibet Railway
甘南藏族自治州 Gān nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
果洛藏族自治州 Guǒ luò Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]
藏人 Zàng rén Tibetan (person)
藏区 Zàng qū the Tibetan-inhabited areas of China