Common Meanings
1
cáng藏
To hide, conceal, or store away.
她把她的秘密小心地藏在了心里
She carefully hid her secret in her heart.
To store, collect, or put away; to keep something hidden.
他喜欢收藏邮票。
He likes to collect stamps.
2
zàng藏
A place for storing things; a storehouse or treasury.
博物馆里收藏着许多珍贵的宝藏。
The museum houses many precious treasures.
The complete collection of Buddhist or Taoist scriptures.
这部《大藏经》记载了许多佛教智慧。
This "Tripitaka" records a wealth of Buddhist wisdom.
Refers to the Tibetan ethnic group, especially when forming part of compound words like '藏族' (Tibetan people) or '藏语' (Tibetan language).
我喜欢研究藏族文化。
I enjoy studying Tibetan culture.
Abbreviation for Tibet, often referring to things or people from the Tibet Autonomous Region.
藏羚羊是青藏高原的特有动物。
The Tibetan antelope is an animal unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Refers to internal organs, used as a variant or classical form of '臟' (zàng).
身体的五藏六腑都很健康。
All the internal organs of the body are very healthy.