苍松翠柏

Traditional form:

蒼松翠柏

Pinyin (reading):

cāngsōngcuìbǎi

Definitions:

• evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility

Characters:

• 苍 - dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
• 松 - pine tree; fir tree
• 翠 - kingfisher; jade, emerald
• 柏 - cypress, cedar

Traditional characters:

• 蒼 - dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
• 松 - pine tree; fir tree
• 翠 - kingfisher; jade, emerald
• 柏 - cypress, cedar