典 藏

diǎn cángdictionary entry

repository of items of cultural significance / collection

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

典藏典藏 [dian3 cang2] /repository of items of cultural significance/collection/

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Reference information

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典
diǎn
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
藏
cáng
to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect
zàng
storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture
Zàng
Tibetan ethnic group / Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xī zàng Zì zhì qū])

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