苍凉

1. • desolate
2. • bleak

Character by character

• 苍(cāng)surname Cang
• 凉(liáng)the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 nánliáng (397-414), Western Liang 西凉