căng
adjectiveverbnoun
Hanoi [kaŋ˧˧]Huế [kaŋ˧˧]Saigon [kaŋ˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
căng means tense; stressful; stressed.
Meanings of căng in English
Adjective
- tense
- colloquial, of a situation stressful; stressed; serious
Verb
- to tense; to stretch
Noun
- concentration camp operated under French colonial administration
Noun
- obsolete, in certain expression certain species of macaque
Words with căng
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, căng could be written as 兢, 扛, 膙, 𢫮. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 剛 (“hard”, SV: cương). Doublet of cương and cang.
Frequently asked questions
What does căng mean in English?
căng (adjective) means "tense; stressful; stressed".
How do you pronounce căng?
IPA: Hanoi [kaŋ˧˧]; Saigon [kaŋ˧˧]. Tones: căng — level tone (ngang).