沧洲 cāngzhōu hermit's waterside retreat Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 沧 滄 cāng deep blue-green (bound form) deep blue-green color, especially of water or the ocean洲 zhōu noun islet (bound form) A small island in a river or a sandbar formed by silt deposits; also used for landforms like a 三角洲 sānjiǎozhōu or 绿洲 lǜzhōu