沧桑

Traditional form:

滄桑

Pinyin (reading):

cāngsāng

Definitions:

• great changes
• ups and downs
• vicissitudes
• abbr. of 滄海桑田／沧海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián)

Characters:

• 沧 - azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
• 桑 - mulberry tree; surname

Traditional characters:

• 滄 - azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
• 桑 - mulberry tree; surname