白发苍苍 báifàcāngcāng white-haired Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 白 bái adjective white white; snowy; pure; bright; (literary) white; bright发 髮 fà noun hair (bound form) hair on the human head苍 蒼 cāng reduplication ashy gray (bound form) ashy gray; pale; often used to describe graying hair or an elderly appearance