藏 cáng / zàng — to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate; storehouse
松鼠把松果藏在了树洞里。Sōng shǔ bǎ sōng guǒ cáng zài le shù dòng lǐ.The squirrel hid the pine cones in the tree hole.
Common words: 躲藏 (duǒ cáng)、收藏 (shōu cáng)、隐藏 (yǐn cáng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "accumulate"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "accumulate", including 藏 (cáng / zàng), 累 (léi / lěi / lèi). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "accumulate" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 藏 (cáng / zàng), 累 (léi / lěi / lèi) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span cáng, zàng, léi, lěi, lèi — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 藏 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 藏 cáng / zàngto hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate; storehouseUseful words: 躲藏, 收藏
- 累 léi / lěi / lèicumbersome; accumulate; implicate; tiredUseful words: 积累, 累积
Common words for these 2 "accumulate" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 藏 (cáng / zàng) — so "accumulate" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
躲藏duǒ cángto conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection隐藏yǐn cángto hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter积累jī lěito accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively累积lěi jīto accumulate拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "accumulate".
累 léi / lěi / lèi — cumbersome; accumulate; implicate; tired
跑了一天，我感到很累。Pǎo le yì tiān, wǒ gǎn dào hěn lèi.After running around all day, I feel very tired.
Common words: 积累 (jī lěi)、累积 (lěi jī)、拖累 (tuō lěi)
All 2 characters
Open 藏、累 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.