| 沧 | cāng | blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water); cold |
| 沧州 | Cāng zhōu | Cangzhou prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 澜沧江 | Lán cāng jiāng | Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河 of Southeast Asia |
| 曾经沧海 | céng jīng cāng hǎi | lit. once experienced the vast ocean(idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life; cf to have known the world |
曾经沧海难为水，
除却巫山不是云 | céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ ,
chú què Wū shān bù shì yún | there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom); one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things |
| 李沧 | Lǐ cāng | Licang district of Qingdao city 青岛市, Shandong |
| 李沧区 | Lǐ cāng qū | Licang district of Qingdao city 青岛市, Shandong |
| 历尽沧桑 | lì jìn cāng sāng | to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill |
| 海沧 | Hǎi cāng | Haicang district of Xiamen city 厦门市 (Amoy), Fujian |
| 海沧区 | Hǎi cāng qū | Haicang district of Xiamen city 厦门市 (Amoy), Fujian |
| 沧州市 | Cāng zhōu shì | Cangzhou prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 沧桑 | cāng sāng | great changes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 |
| 沧浪 | Cāng làng | Canglang district of Suzhou city 苏州市, Jiangsu |
| 沧浪亭 | Cāng Làng tíng | The Surging Waves Pavillion in Suzhou, Jiangsu |
| 沧浪区 | Cāng làng qū | Canglang district of Suzhou city 苏州市, Jiangsu |
| 沧海桑田 | cāng hǎi sāng tián | lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom); fig. the transformations of the world |
| 沧海遗珠 | cāng hǎi yí zhū | undiscovered talent (idiom) |
| 沧源佤族自治县 | Cāng yuán Wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn | Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 临沧, Yunnan |
| 沧源县 | Cāng yuán xiàn | Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 临沧, Yunnan |
| 沧县 | Cāng xiàn | Cang county in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
| 澜沧拉祜族自治县 | Lán cāng Lā hù zú zì zhì xiàn | Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
| 澜沧县 | Lán cāng xiàn | Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
| 临沧 | Lín cāng | Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 临沧地区 | Lín cāng dì qū | Lincang prefecture in Yunnan |
| 临沧市 | Lín cāng shì | Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 饱经沧桑 | bǎo jīng cāng sāng | having lived through many changes |
