Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced zang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced zang, including 藏 cáng / zàng, 脏 zāng / zàng, 葬 zàng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
zang keeps the tongue flat behind the teeth for z (not curled), then glides into ang; say it in one beat and ride the tone through.
Initial z
Use a flat tongue. It is not English “z”.
Final ang
Let the sound move toward the back of the mouth.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (藏 cáng / zàng, 脏 zāng / zàng, 葬 zàng) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound zang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
zang turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 脏 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 藏 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 葬 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing zang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.