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

臟, 欌, 贜, 鑶

Descendants

蔵

References

KangXi: 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, OC *zaːŋ, *zaːŋs) : semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 臧 (OC *ʔsaːŋ).

Etymology 1

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

“to hide; to store; depository”: From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *C-(t)saŋ.
“Tibet”: Borrowed from Tibetan གཙང (gtsang).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): cáng (cang²)
(Zhuyin): ㄘㄤˊ
(Chengdu, SP): qiang² / cang²
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhòng
Min Dong (BUC): còng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chông
(Teochew, Peng'im): cang⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): zaan (T3)

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong⁴
  - Yale: chòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: congˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: còng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡souŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (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/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zaan (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̥ɑ̃²³/

Middle Chinese: /d͡zɑŋ/

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
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zaŋ/
Li Rong	/d͡zɑŋ/
Wang Li	/d͡zɑŋ/
Bernard 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	藏
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
Mandarin	Beijing	藏₁
	Taiwan	藏₁
	Jinan	藏₁
	Xi'an	抬
	Wuhan	收
	Chengdu	撿, 收, 藏₁
	Guilin	藏₁
	Yangzhou	收, 藏₁, 囥
	Hefei	藏₁
	Singapore	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₂
	Hong Kong	摒
	Senai (Huiyang)	摒
Huizhou	Jixi	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	抬掇, 抬
Min Bei	Jian'ou	囥
Min Dong	Fuzhou	囥
Min Nan	Xiamen	囥
	Quanzhou	囥
	Zhangzhou	囥, 藏₂
	Tainan	藏₂
	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
Mandarin	Beijing	藏, 貓
	Taiwan	躲, 藏
	Jinan	藏
	Xi'an	藏, 卻
	Wuhan	躲
	Chengdu	藏, 躲
	Yangzhou	躲
	Hefei	藏
	Singapore	躲
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)	揞埋
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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
Min Bei	Jian'ou	儲
Min Dong	Fuzhou	屈
Min Nan	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	Suzhou	畔, 匽
	Ningbo	幽
	Wenzhou	埋, 縮, 躲
	Jinhua	幽
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	幽
Xiang	Changsha	躲
Xiang	Shuangfeng	躲

Compounds

Derived terms from 藏

伏藏
保藏 (bǎocáng)
典藏 (diǎncáng)
典藏本
冬藏
冰藏
冷藏 (lěngcáng)
冷藏室
冷藏法
冷藏船
剖腹藏珠
包藏 (bāocáng)
匿影藏形 (nìyǐngcángxíng)
含垢藏疾
善刀而藏
埋藏 (máicáng)
多藏厚亡
守藏
庋藏 (guǐcáng)
捉迷藏 (zhuō mícáng)
掩瑕藏疾
掩藏 (yǎncáng)
摧藏
收藏 (shōucáng)
收藏品 (shōucángpǐn)
收藏家 (shōucángjiā)
昂藏 (ángcáng)
暗藏 (àncáng)
正法眼藏
油藏
深藏
深藏不露 (shēncángbùlòu, shēncángbùlù)
烹犬藏弓
特藏
珍藏 (zhēncáng)
用舍行藏
用行舍藏
私藏 (sīcáng)
秋收冬藏
空藏瓶
窖藏
苞藏
藏不住
藏之名山
藏匿 (cángnì)
藏品 (cángpǐn)
藏室史
藏幸
藏形
藏形匿影

藏怒
藏愚
藏拙 (cángzhuó)
藏掖 (cángyē)
藏掩
藏活
藏私
藏精器
藏蓄
藏藏躲躲
藏身 (cángshēn)
藏躲 (cángduǒ)
行藏 (xíngcáng)
躲藏 (duǒcáng)
躲躲藏藏
躲迷藏 (duǒmícáng)
迷藏 (mícáng)
遁藏
遮藏 (zhēcáng)
私心藏奸
藏奸
什襲珍藏／什袭珍藏
儲藏／储藏 (chǔcáng)
冷藏倉庫／冷藏仓库
冷藏庫／冷藏库 (lěngcángkù)
冷藏車／冷藏车 (lěngcángchē)
冷藏間／冷藏间
包藏禍心／包藏祸心 (bāocáng-huòxīn)
庫藏／库藏 (kùcáng)
待價藏珠／待价藏珠
慢藏誨盜／慢藏诲盗
掩罪藏惡／掩罪藏恶
斂藏／敛藏
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)
歸藏／归藏
深藏若虛／深藏若虚
深藏遠遁／深藏远遁
潛藏／潜藏 (qiáncáng)
珍藏密斂／珍藏密敛
瞵視昂藏／瞵视昂藏
知來藏往／知来藏往
礦藏／矿藏 (kuàngcáng)
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)
苞藏禍心／苞藏祸心
蓋藏／盖藏

藏器待時／藏器待时
藏垢懷恥／藏垢怀耻
藏垢納汙／藏垢纳污
藏垢納污／藏垢纳污 (cánggòunàwū)
藏嬌／藏娇
藏悶兒／藏闷儿 (cángmēnr)
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
藏矇歌兒／藏蒙歌儿
藏舟難固／藏舟难固
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)
被褐藏輝／被褐藏辉
話裡藏鬮／话里藏阄
貯藏／贮藏 (zhùcáng)
貯藏室／贮藏室 (zhùcángshì)
貲藏／赀藏
退藏於密／退藏于密
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

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zàng (zang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄗㄤˋ
(Chengdu, SP): zang⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): zong⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhong
Min Dong (BUC): câung
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chōng
(Teochew, Peng'im): zang⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): zaan (T3)

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)⁺
  - Jyutping: zong⁶
  - Yale: johng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zong⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhong
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: câung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑuŋ²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (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/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zaan (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̥ɑ̃²³/

Middle Chinese: /d͡zɑŋ^H/

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
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/
Bernard 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	藏
Old Chinese	/*zaːŋs/

Definitions

藏

storing place; depository
Buddhist or Taoist scriptures
Short for 西藏 (Xīzàng, “Tibet”).
^† Original form of 臟／脏 (zàng, “internal organs”).
^† Alternative form of 葬 (zàng, “to bury; burial place”).

Compounds

Derived terms from 藏

三藏 (sānzàng)
中藏 (zhōng-zàng)
冢藏
唐三藏 (Tángsānzàng)
地藏 (dìzàng)
地藏寺
地藏王
帑藏
形藏
律藏
法藏
海西蒙古族藏族自治州 (Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu)
胎藏界
藏人 (Zàngrén)
藏北 (Zàngběi)
藏北高原
藏南 (Zàngnán)
藏文 (Zàngwén)
藏族 (Zàngzú)
藏族人
藏獒 (Zàng'áo)
藏羚
藏羚羊 (zànglíngyáng)
藏茴香果

藏象
藏雀
藏雪雀
藏青 (zàngqīng)
藏青果 (zàngqīngguǒ)
藏青色
藏香
西藏 (Xīzàng)
西藏佛教
西藏地方
西藏路 (Xīzànglù)
道藏 (dàozàng)
三藏法師／三藏法师 (Sānzàngfǎshī)
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)
後藏／后藏 (Hòuzàng)
漢藏／汉藏 (hàn-zàng)
漢藏語系／汉藏语系 (Hàn-Zàng yǔxì)
無盡藏／无尽藏
經藏／经藏 (jīngzàng)
藏傳佛教／藏传佛教 (Zàngchuán Fójiào)
藏劇／藏剧 (zàngjù)

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)
藏旱獺／藏旱獭
藏曆／藏历 (zànglì)
藏獨／藏独 (Zàngdú)
藏紅花／藏红花 (zànghónghuā)
藏經／藏经 (Zàngjīng)
藏經洞／藏经洞
藏緬語／藏缅语 (zàngmiǎnyǔ)
藏緬語族／藏缅语族 (Zàng-Miǎn Yǔzú)
藏藍／藏蓝
藏語／藏语 (Zàngyǔ)
藏醫／藏医 (zàngyī)
藏雪雞／藏雪鸡
藏馬雞／藏马鸡
藏鵐／藏鹀
藏黃雀／藏黄雀
論藏／论藏
釋藏／释藏
龍藏／龙藏
龍藏寺碑／龙藏寺碑

Etymology 2

trad.		藏
simp. ^#		藏
alternative forms		茺

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): chhàng

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

Definitions

藏

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese Hokkien) to squeeze into
(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Yunlin 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
Mandarin	Beijing	藏₁
	Taiwan	藏₁
	Jinan	藏₁
	Xi'an	抬
	Wuhan	收
	Chengdu	撿, 收, 藏₁
	Guilin	藏₁
	Yangzhou	收, 藏₁, 囥
	Hefei	藏₁
	Singapore	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₂
	Hong Kong	摒
	Senai (Huiyang)	摒
Huizhou	Jixi	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	抬掇, 抬
Min Bei	Jian'ou	囥
Min Dong	Fuzhou	囥
Min Nan	Xiamen	囥
	Quanzhou	囥
	Zhangzhou	囥, 藏₂
	Tainan	藏₂
	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

References

“藏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 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 used for names, 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

Hanja

藏 • (jang) (hangeul 장)

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Vietnamese

Han character

藏: Hán Nôm readings: tàng, tạng

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