蔥 meaning and stroke order
Scallions, leeks, green onions
How to write 蔥, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 蔥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- scallion
- green onion
How 蔥 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grass.
艹 gives the meaning and 悤 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蔥
The grass radical 艹 on top tells you this is a plant, and 悤 underneath gives the sound cōng. Picture green grass-like shoots sprouting from the top of a scallion.
蔥 (cōng) is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. It appears in everyday food words and dishes. Example: 我要一個蔥油餅。(Wǒ yào yí gè cōngyóubǐng.) I'd like a scallion pancake.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 蔥 (cōng) with 聰 (cōng, clever), which shares the same sound part but has 耳 (ear) on the left instead of 艹 on top. Also keep the first tone flat and high, not falling.
Common words with 蔥
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 洋蔥 | yángcōng | onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion |
Questions about 蔥
How many strokes are in 蔥?
蔥 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蔥 mean?
蔥 (cōng) means scallions, leeks, green onions. A common word with it is 洋葱 (yángcōng), meaning "onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion".
How do you pronounce 蔥?
蔥 is pronounced cōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 蔥?
The radical of 蔥 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蔥 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 蔥?
蔥 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 葱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Does 洋蔥 mean scallion or onion?
洋蔥 (yángcōng) means the round bulb onion. The 洋 (yáng) part means foreign, so it is literally a foreign onion. Plain 蔥 usually means the green scallion.
How do you say garlic and ginger, the other common aromatics?
Garlic is 蒜 (suàn) and ginger is 薑 (jiāng). Cooks often mention 蔥薑蒜 (cōng jiāng suàn) together as a basic flavor trio in Chinese cooking.