| cāng | dark blue/deep green/housefly (Musca domestica)/surname Cang |
| 苍 | surname Cang |
| 苍凉 | desolate bleak |
| 苍劲 | bold upright and strong vigorous |
| 苍南 | Cangnan county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州 |
| 苍南县 | Cangnan county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州 |
| 苍哑 | hoarse |
| 苍天 | firmament |
| 苍山 | Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂 |
| 苍山县 | Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂 |
| 苍术 | rhizoma atractylodis; Atractylis Atractylis ovata; Chinese atractylodes |
| 苍松 | green pines |
| 苍松翠柏 | evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility |
| 苍梧 | Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州 |
| 苍梧县 | Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州 |
| 苍浑 | strong and full |
| 苍溪 | Cangxi county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元 |
| 苍溪县 | Cangxi county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元 |
| 苍烟 | Grayish clouds. |
| 苍生 | (area where) vegetation grows the common people |
| 苍生涂炭 | the common people in a miserable state |