Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
     皀 亼 口  ⿸⿱亽口
Mandarin
cang1, chuan4, chuang4
English
Definitions
granary; cabin; hold (in ship); barn; storehouse; berth; sea
Mnemonic
Gather 亼 grain into a vessel (pictograph) to feed many mouths 口
Etymology
Notes
Modern traditional form is very similar to bronze era form; may have been a container similar to 皀 (compare 會) with gather 亼 at the top and mouth 口 at the bottom; derivatives with pronunciation qiang or chuang tend to have a negative connotation; compare 創 and 搶 vs 蒼 and 滄