Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Ice (bing). Cang. Kangxi stroke count: 12. Page 133, number 14. Ancient form. Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Chuliang-qie. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Chuliang-qie. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Chulang-qie. Pronounced the same as chuang. Meaning cold. The character form is composed of the radical for ice (bing) with cang as the phonetic component — Explaining Writings and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi). Between heaven and earth there are cold and heat; those who follow their laws will never be exhausted — Lost Book of Zhou (Yi Zhoushu). To cool boiling water, even if one person blows while a hundred people fan it, it is of no use — History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Mei Cheng. When the sun first appears, the weather is cold and cool — Liezi (Liezi), Tang's Questions. Also, Tang Dynasty Rhymes and Collected Rhymes: Qiangang-qie. Pronounced the same as cang. Same meaning. One theory states it is the name of a river. It is also the name of a prefecture. Also, Collected Rhymes: Chugeng-qie. Pronounced the same as cheng. Describing a cold appearance.