Chinese surname · rank 464

苍

苍 is read as cāng.

Pinyin

cāng

Script forms

Simplified 苍 · Traditional 蒼

Basic meaning

blue; green

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Legendary antiquity; mytho-historical layer before 2070 BCE, not a verifiable calendar year

Place: Gaoyang / Huangdi legendary lineage context; Cangwu place-name layer in the old Baiyue / Chu sphere; Wuling commandery note.

Origin note

Cang/苍 is a multi-source surname. The main legendary ancestor layers connect it with Cangshu among Gaoyang's capable sons and with Huangdi's son Canglin. Place-name and office-name layers include Cangwu and ancient storehouse-related offices. The page records these separately and uses the traditional form 蒼 for classic Baijiaxing placement.

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Sources checked

Wikipedia: Cang surname - Baijiaxing rank, Cangshu, Canglin, Cangwu, and office-title origin layers
Zupulu surname reference: Cang - Canglin, Cangshu, Cangjie-related, and Wuling commandery summaries
23mofang: Cang surname - modern family sample and regional distribution context
Wikisource: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 池喬陰鬱胥能蒼雙
Han Dian: Cang - basic character meaning and surname listing only

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Origin note

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