藏

See also: 蔵

藏	U+85CF, 藏 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-85CF

← 藎
[U+85CE]

CJK Unified Ideographs

藐 →
[U+85D0]

Translingual

Japanese	蔵
Simplified	藏
Traditional	藏

Han character

藏 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿戈一尸 (TIMS), four-corner 4425₃, composition ⿱艹臧)

Derived characters

欌, 㶓, 臟, 贜, 鑶, 𡅆, 𡿄, 𤜐, 𦇴, 𧕨, 𰹬, 𨤃, 𩽮, 𪓅, 𡚥, 𢆮, 𣰾, 𭗶, 𩰅

Descendants

蔵

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1064, character 22
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32264
Dae Jaweon: page 1529, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3311, character 11
Unihan data for U+85CF

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 藏
Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (爿) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
臧	*ʔsaːŋ
牂	*ʔsaːŋ
戕	kaːl, ʔsaːŋ, *zaŋ
贓	*ʔsaːŋ
藏	zaːŋ, zaːŋs
奘	zaːŋʔ, zaːŋs
臟	*zaːŋs
將	ʔsaŋ, ʔsaŋs
漿	*ʔsaŋ
鱂	*ʔsaŋ
蔣	ʔsaŋ, ʔsaŋʔ
螿	*ʔsaŋ
槳	*ʔsaŋʔ
獎	*ʔsaŋʔ
醬	*ʔsaŋs
鏘	*sʰaŋ
蹡	sʰaŋ, ʔshaŋs
嶈	*sʰaŋ
斨	*sʰaŋ
爿	braːn, zaŋ
牆	*zaŋ
妝	*ʔsraŋ
莊	*ʔsraŋ
裝	ʔsraŋ, ʔsraŋs
壯	*ʔsraŋs
疒	rnɯːɡ, zraŋ
床	*zraŋ
牀	*zraŋ
狀	*zraŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zaːŋ, *zaːŋs): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 臧 (OC *ʔsaːŋ).

Etymology 1

trad.		藏
simp. ^#		藏
2nd round simp.		䒙
alternative forms		蔵匨𢧿

Baxter and Sagart (2014) reconstructs 藏 (OC *m-tsʰˤaŋ, “to store”) with an *m- prefix, which changes 倉 (OC *tsʰˁaŋ, “granary”) into a volitional verb. Cognate with Tibetan གསང (gsang, “secret; conceal”), འཚང ('tshang, “to press into”) (Schuessler, 2007); STEDT provisionally reconstructs Proto-Tibeto-Burman *C-(t)saŋ (“to bury; to conceal”). Note also similarities to Burmese ဆင့် (hcang., “to stack up”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): cáng (cang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄤˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qiang² / cang²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cong⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): tong³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhòng

(Hailu, HRS): cong

(Meixian, Guangdong): cong²
Eastern Min (BUC): còng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zorng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chông

(Teochew, Peng'im): cang⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): cang⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zan; ⁶zaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cáng
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻang²
  - Yale: tsáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsarng
  - Palladius: цан (can)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qiang² / cang²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kiang / cang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiaŋ²¹/, /t͡sʰaŋ²¹/

Note:

qiang2 - vernacular;
cang2 - literary.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cong⁴
  - Yale: chòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cong²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: còng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡souŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zorng²
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: có̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɒŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zorng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɒŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chông
  - Tâi-lô: tsông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: cang⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰaŋ²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zan; ⁶zaon
  - MiniDict: zan^去; zaon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zan; ³zaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zã²³/, /zɑ̃²³/

Middle Chinese: dzang

Rime
Character	藏
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	昨郎切
Baxter	dzang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zaŋ/
Li Rong	/d͡zɑŋ/
Wang Li	/d͡zɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cong⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-tsʰˤaŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*zaːŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	藏
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	cáng
Middle Chinese	‹ dzang ›
Old Chinese	/*m-tsʰˁaŋ/
English	store (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	藏
Reading #	1/2
No.	10281
Phonetic component	爿
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*zaːŋ/

Definitions

藏

(transitive) to hide; to conceal
(intransitive) to hide
to store; to lay
a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 藏 (“to hide; to conceal”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		收藏, 藏₁
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	藏₁
	Taiwan	藏₁
	Singapore	藏₁
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	藏₁
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	抬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	撿, 收, 藏₁
	Wuhan	收
	Guilin	藏₁
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	收, 藏₁, 囥
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	藏₁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
	Hong Kong	收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	摒
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	摒
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	摒
	Yangjiang	收
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	收埋
Gan	Nanchang	弆
	Lichuan	囥
	Pingxiang	摒
Hakka	Meixian	摒
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	摒
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	摒
	Wengyuan	摒
	Liannan	摒
	Jiexi	囥
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	囥
	Changting	摒
	Wuping (Yanqian)	摒
	Ninghua	摒
	Yudu	摒
	Ningdu	摒
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	囥
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	摒
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	囥
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	囥
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	囥
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	藏₄
	Hong Kong	摒
	Senai (Huiyang)	摒
Huizhou	Jixi	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	抬掇, 抬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	囥
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	囥
Southern Min	Xiamen	囥
	Quanzhou	囥
	Zhangzhou	囥, 藏₄
	Tainan	藏₄
	Kinmen	藏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	囥
	Manila (Hokkien)	囥
	Chaozhou	囥
	Shantou	囥
	Jieyang	囥
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	囥
	Leizhou	囥
	Haikou	囥
Wu	Shanghai	囥
	Shanghai (Chongming)	囥
	Suzhou	囥
	Danyang	囥
	Hangzhou	囥
	Ningbo	囥
	Wenzhou	囥
	Jinhua	囥
Xiang	Changsha	弆
Xiang	Shuangfeng	收

Dialectal synonyms of 躲 (“to hide”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		躲藏, 藏躲, 躲
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	藏, 貓
	Taiwan	躲, 藏
	Singapore	躲
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	藏
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	藏, 卻
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	藏, 躲
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	躲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	躲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	藏
Cantonese	Guangzhou	匿, 匿埋
	Hong Kong	匿, 匿埋
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	摒
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	摒埋
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	摒
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	摒
	Macau	匿埋
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	匿埋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	摒埋
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	匿埋
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	揞埋
	Foshan	匿埋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	匿埋
	Foshan (Shunde)	匿埋
	Foshan (Sanshui)	匿埋
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	匿埋
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	匿埋
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	揞埋
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	匿埋
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	匿埋
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	摒埋
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	匿埋, 摒埋
	Taishan	匿
	Kaiping (Chikan)	匿
	Enping (Niujiang)	匿
	Heshan (Yayao)	匿埋
	Dongguan	求埋
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	匿埋
	Yangjiang	餌, 伏
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	匿埋
Gan	Nanchang	躲
Hakka	Meixian	摒
	Hong Kong	摒
	Senai (Huiyang)	摒
Jin	Taiyuan	躲
Northern Min	Jian'ou	儲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	屈, 覭
Southern Min	Xiamen	覕, 囥
	Quanzhou	覕, 囥
	Zhangzhou	覕, 踮
	Taipei	覕
	Kaohsiung	覕
	Yilan	覕
	Changhua (Lukang)	覕
	Taichung	覕
	Tainan	覕
	Kinmen	覕
	Penghu (Magong)	覕
	Singapore (Hokkien)	覕
	Manila (Hokkien)	覕
	Datian	逃
	Chaozhou	踮, 覕
	Shantou	踮, 覕
	Jieyang	踮, 覕
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	踮
	Wenchang	逃
	Haikou	逃
Wu	Shanghai	囥, 𨒃, 迓
	Suzhou	𨒃, 匽, 迓
	Wuxi	迓
	Ningbo	幽
	Wenzhou	埋, 縮, 躲
	Jinhua	幽
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	幽
Xiang	Changsha	躲
Xiang	Shuangfeng	躲

Compounds

什襲珍藏 / 什袭珍藏
伏藏
保藏 (bǎocáng)
儲藏 / 储藏 (chǔcáng)
典藏 (diǎncáng)
典藏本
冬藏
冰藏
冷藏 (lěngcáng)
冷藏倉庫 / 冷藏仓库
冷藏室
冷藏庫 / 冷藏库 (lěngcángkù)
冷藏法
冷藏船
冷藏車 / 冷藏车 (lěngcángchē)
冷藏間 / 冷藏间
剖腹藏珠
包藏 (bāocáng)
包藏禍心 / 包藏祸心 (bāocáng-huòxīn)
匿影藏形 (nìyǐngcángxíng)
含垢藏疾
善刀而藏
埋藏 (máicáng)
多藏厚亡
守藏
庋藏
庫藏 / 库藏
待價藏珠 / 待价藏珠
慢藏誨盜 / 慢藏诲盗
捉迷藏 (zhuō mícáng)
掩瑕藏疾
掩罪藏惡 / 掩罪藏恶
掩藏 (yǎncáng)
摧藏
收藏 (shōucáng)
收藏品 (shōucángpǐn)
收藏家 (shōucángjiā)
斂藏 / 敛藏
昂藏 (ángcáng)
暗藏 (àncáng)
暗藏玄機 / 暗藏玄机
東藏西躲 / 东藏西躲
東躲西藏 / 东躲西藏 (dōngduǒxīcáng)
正法眼藏
歸藏 / 归藏
油藏
深藏
深藏不露 (shēncángbùlòu, shēncángbùlù)
深藏若虛 / 深藏若虚
深藏遠遁 / 深藏远遁
潛藏 / 潜藏 (qiáncáng)
烹犬藏弓
特藏
珍藏 (zhēncáng)
珍藏密斂 / 珍藏密敛
用舍行藏
用行舍藏
瞵視昂藏 / 瞵视昂藏
知來藏往 / 知来藏往
礦藏 / 矿藏 (kuàngcáng)
私心藏奸
私藏
秋收冬藏
空藏瓶
窖藏
窩藏 / 窝藏 (wōcáng)
笑裡藏刀 / 笑里藏刀 (xiàolǐcángdāo)
納垢藏汙 / 纳垢藏污
臥虎藏龍 / 卧虎藏龙 (wòhǔcánglóng)
苞藏
苞藏禍心 / 苞藏祸心
蓋藏 / 盖藏
藏不住
藏之名山
藏匿 (cángnì)
藏品 (cángpǐn)
藏器待時 / 藏器待时
藏垢懷恥 / 藏垢怀耻
藏垢納污 / 藏垢纳污 (cánggòunàwū)
藏奸 (cángjiān)
藏嬌 / 藏娇
藏室史
藏幸
藏形
藏形匿影
藏怒
藏悶兒 / 藏闷儿 (cángmēnr)
藏愚
藏拙 (cángzhuó)
藏掖 (cángyē)
藏掩
藏掖兒 / 藏掖儿
藏擫 / 藏𢬍
藏書 / 藏书 (cángshū)
藏書票 / 藏书票 (cángshūpiào)
藏機 / 藏机
藏汙納垢 / 藏污纳垢 (cángwūnàgòu)
藏活
藏矇歌兒 / 藏蒙歌儿
藏私 (cángsī)
藏精器
藏舟難固 / 藏舟难固
藏蓄
藏藏躲躲
藏詞 / 藏词
藏諸名山 / 藏诸名山
藏貓兒 / 藏猫儿 (cáng māor)
藏蹤 / 藏踪 (cángzōng)
藏身 (cángshēn)
藏躲 (cángduǒ)
藏針縫 / 藏针缝
藏鉤 / 藏钩
藏鋒 / 藏锋 (cángfēng)
藏鋒斂鍔 / 藏锋敛锷
藏頭亢腦 / 藏头亢脑
藏頭漏影 / 藏头漏影
藏頭露尾 / 藏头露尾 (cángtóulùwěi)
藏風聚氣 / 藏风聚气
藏鬮 / 藏阄
藏龍臥虎 / 藏龙卧虎 (cánglóngwòhǔ)
蘊藏 / 蕴藏 (yùncáng)
行藏 (xíngcáng)
被褐藏輝 / 被褐藏辉
話裡藏鬮 / 话里藏阄
貲藏 / 赀藏
貯藏 / 贮藏 (zhùcáng)
貯藏室 / 贮藏室
躲藏 (duǒcáng)
躲躲藏藏
躲迷藏 (duǒmícáng)
迷藏 (mícáng)
退藏於密 / 退藏于密
遁藏
遮藏 (zhēcáng)
金屋藏嬌 / 金屋藏娇 (jīnwūcángjiāo)
金甌藏名 / 金瓯藏名
鐵雲藏龜 / 铁云藏龟
鑑藏印 / 鉴藏印
閉口藏舌 / 闭口藏舌
隱介藏形 / 隐介藏形
隱藏 / 隐藏 (yǐncáng)
隱跡藏名 / 隐迹藏名
露尾藏頭 / 露尾藏头
韞櫝而藏 / 韫椟而藏
韞櫝藏珠 / 韫椟藏珠
高舉深藏 / 高举深藏
魚藏劍 / 鱼藏剑
鳥盡弓藏 / 鸟尽弓藏 (niǎojìngōngcáng)
鹽藏品 / 盐藏品

Etymology 2

trad.		藏
simp. ^#		藏
2nd round simp.		䒙
alternative forms		蔵匨𢧿

Departing tone derivative of etymology 1.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zàng (zang⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄤˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zang⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zong⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): dong⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhong

(Meixian, Guangdong): cong⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): câung
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zorng⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chōng

(Teochew, Peng'im): zang⁶

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): zang⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zan; ⁶zaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zàng
  - Wade–Giles: tsang⁴
  - Yale: dzàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzanq
  - Palladius: цзан (czan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zang⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zong⁶
  - Yale: johng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zong⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: dong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔŋ³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhong
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɔŋ⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: câung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑuŋ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zorng⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cō̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɒŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zorng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɒŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ³⁵/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: zang⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zan; ⁶zaon
  - MiniDict: zan^去; zaon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zan; ³zaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zã²³/, /zɑ̃²³/

Middle Chinese: dzangH

Rime
Character	藏
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	徂浪切
Baxter	dzangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zaŋ^H/
Li Rong	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zong⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-tsʰˤaŋ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*zaːŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	藏
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zàng
Middle Chinese	‹ dzang^H ›
Old Chinese	/*m-tsʰˁaŋ-s/
English	store, repository (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	藏
Reading #	2/2
No.	10284
Phonetic component	爿
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*zaːŋs/

Definitions

藏

depository, repository; storage, treasury
Buddhist or Taoist scriptures
Original form of 臟／脏 (zàng, “internal organs”).
(literary) to bury
(literary) burial ground

Compounds

三藏 (sānzàng)
三藏法師 / 三藏法师 (Sānzàngfǎshī)
中藏 (zhōngzàng)
儒藏 (rúzàng)
冢藏
唐三藏 (Tángsānzàng)
地藏 (dìzàng)
地藏寺
地藏王
地藏菩薩 / 地藏菩萨 (Dìzàng Púsà)
壽藏 / 寿藏
大藏經 / 大藏经 (Dàzàngjīng)
寶藏 / 宝藏 (bǎozàng)
帑藏
形藏
律藏
法藏
無盡藏 / 无尽藏
經藏 / 经藏 (jīngzàng)
胎藏界
藏經 / 藏经
藏經洞 / 藏经洞
論藏 / 论藏
道藏 (dàozàng)
釋藏 / 释藏
龍藏 / 龙藏
龍藏寺碑 / 龙藏寺碑

Pronunciation 2

trad.		藏
simp. ^#		藏
alternative forms		狀／状𰹬

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chn̄g

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chn̄g
  - Tâi-lô: tsn̄g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sŋ̍³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sŋ̍²²/

Definitions

藏 (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien)

(Taoism) a cylindrical model of a prayer wheel used in certain Hokkien funeral rites

Compounds

牽藏 / 牵藏 (khan-chn̄g)
轉藏 / 转藏 (tńg-chn̄g)

Etymology 3

trad.		藏
simp. ^#		藏
2nd round simp.		䒙
alternative forms		蔵

Borrowed from Tibetan གཙང (gtsang).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zàng (zang⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄤˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zong⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): dong⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhong

(Meixian, Guangdong): cong⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): câung
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zorng⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chōng

(Teochew, Peng'im): zang⁶

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): zang⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zan; ⁶zaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zàng
  - Wade–Giles: tsang⁴
  - Yale: dzàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzanq
  - Palladius: цзан (czan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zong⁶
  - Yale: johng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zong⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: dong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔŋ³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhong
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɔŋ⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: câung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑuŋ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zorng⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cō̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɒŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zorng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɒŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ³⁵/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: zang⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zan; ⁶zaon
  - MiniDict: zan^去; zaon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zan; ³zaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zã²³/, /zɑ̃²³/

Middle Chinese: dzangH

Rime
Character	藏
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	徂浪切
Baxter	dzangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zaŋ^H/
Li Rong	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zɑŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zong⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*zaːŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	藏
Reading #	2/2
No.	10284
Phonetic component	爿
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*zaːŋs/

Definitions

藏

Tibetan (people)
short for 西藏 (Xīzàng, “Tibet”)

Compounds

中藏 (Zhōngzàng)
後藏 / 后藏 (Hòuzàng)
海西蒙古族藏族自治州
漢藏 / 汉藏 (hàn-zàng)
漢藏語系 / 汉藏语系 (Hàn-Zàng yǔxì)
藏人 (Zàngrén)
藏傳佛教 / 藏传佛教 (Zàngchuán Fójiào)
藏劇 / 藏剧 (zàngjù)
藏北 (Zàngběi)
藏北高原
藏南 (Zàngnán)
藏南縱谷 / 藏南纵谷
藏學 / 藏学 (zàngxué)
藏學家 / 藏学家 (zàngxuéjiā)
藏戲 / 藏戏 (zàngxì)
藏文 (Zàngwén)
藏族 (Zàngzú)
藏族人
藏旱獺 / 藏旱獭
藏曆 / 藏历 (zànglì)
藏獒 (Zàng'áo)
藏獨 / 藏独 (Zàngdú)
藏紅花 / 藏红花 (zànghónghuā)
藏緬語 / 藏缅语 (zàngmiǎnyǔ)
藏緬語族 / 藏缅语族 (Zàng-Miǎn yǔzú)
藏羚
藏羚羊 (zànglíngyáng)
藏茴香果
藏藍 / 藏蓝
藏語 / 藏语 (Zàngyǔ)
藏象
藏醫 / 藏医 (zàngyī)
藏雀
藏雪雀
藏雪雞 / 藏雪鸡 (zàngxuějī)
藏青 (zàngqīng)
藏青果 (zàngqīngguǒ)
藏青色
藏香
藏馬雞 / 藏马鸡
藏鵐 / 藏鹀
藏黃雀 / 藏黄雀
西藏 (Xīzàng)
西藏佛教
西藏地方
西藏路 (Xīzànglù)

Etymology 4

trad.		藏
simp. ^#		藏
alternative forms		茺潛／潜汆葱

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhàng

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhàng
  - Tâi-lô: tshàng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhaxng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰaŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sʰaŋ¹²/

Definitions

藏

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to stuff; to cram; to squeeze into
(Zhangzhou, Kinmenese and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) to hide

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 藏 (“to hide; to conceal”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		收藏, 藏₁
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	藏₁
	Taiwan	藏₁
	Singapore	藏₁
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	藏₁
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	抬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	撿, 收, 藏₁
	Wuhan	收
	Guilin	藏₁
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	收, 藏₁, 囥
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	藏₁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
	Hong Kong	收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	摒
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	摒
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	摒
	Yangjiang	收
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	收埋
Gan	Nanchang	弆
	Lichuan	囥
	Pingxiang	摒
Hakka	Meixian	摒
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	摒
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	摒
	Wengyuan	摒
	Liannan	摒
	Jiexi	囥
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	囥
	Changting	摒
	Wuping (Yanqian)	摒
	Ninghua	摒
	Yudu	摒
	Ningdu	摒
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	囥
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	摒
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	囥
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	囥
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	囥
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	藏₄
	Hong Kong	摒
	Senai (Huiyang)	摒
Huizhou	Jixi	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	抬掇, 抬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	囥
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	囥
Southern Min	Xiamen	囥
	Quanzhou	囥
	Zhangzhou	囥, 藏₄
	Tainan	藏₄
	Kinmen	藏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	囥
	Manila (Hokkien)	囥
	Chaozhou	囥
	Shantou	囥
	Jieyang	囥
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	囥
	Leizhou	囥
	Haikou	囥
Wu	Shanghai	囥
	Shanghai (Chongming)	囥
	Suzhou	囥
	Danyang	囥
	Hangzhou	囥
	Ningbo	囥
	Wenzhou	囥
	Jinhua	囥
Xiang	Changsha	弆
Xiang	Shuangfeng	收

Compounds

藏水沬
藏沬

References

“藏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03579

Japanese

Shinjitai	蔵
Kyūjitai	藏

Kanji

藏

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 蔵)

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Readings

Go-on: ぞう (zō)
Kan-on: そう (sō)
Kun: くら (kura, 藏)、かくれる (kakureru, 藏れる)、おさめる (osameru, 藏める)

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [장]

Hanja

Wikisource

藏 • (jang) (hangeul 장)

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Compounds

장사 (藏寺, jangsa)

Vietnamese

Han character

藏: Hán Nôm readings: tàng, tạng

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