葱

cōng

c+ōng·1st tone

scallion · green onion

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 12 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

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Character Decomposition

葱=艹+怱

Etymology

grass

Meanings

scallion

green onion

cōng

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Words with 葱 73 total

leek · Chinese onion大葱dà cōng the white part of a green onion or scallion葱白cōng bái verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc)葱葱cōng cōng chopped green onions葱花cōng huā verdant and lush葱茏cōng lóng

Idioms with 葱 1 total Chain

(idiom) (of plants) verdant; lush郁郁葱葱yù yù cōng cōng