臧 — Chinese character
臧
zāng
good, right; generous; to command
- Pinyin
- zāng
- Radical
- 131 ⾂ (Minister)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 戕 臣
- Formation
- pictophonetic — minister; meaning component 臣; sound component 戕
- Japanese
- 臧 as a kanji
Common words with 臧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陟罚臧否 (陟罰臧否) | zhì fá zāng pǐ | (idiom) to evaluate the merits and demerits of; (esp. in formal, ethical or societal contexts) to critique; to judge |
臧 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 5 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 15
- Analects 9.26
- Analects 14.13
- Analects 14.15
- Analects 15.13
- Hexagram 7
- Mencius 1B.16
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
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