Chinese Word: 葱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

葱 (Trad.: 蔥)

Pinyin: cōng

English Definition: scallion; green onion

Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物，叶圆筒状，中空，茎叶有辣味，是常用的蔬菜或调味品，兼作药用，品种很多：大葱。小葱。
②(葱头)ａ．多年生草本植物，地下有扁球形鳞，白色或略带紫红色，可食；b．这种植物的鳞茎。亦称“洋葱”。
③青色：葱翠。葱白。葱绿。葱茏(形容草木青翠茂盛)。葱郁。郁郁葱葱。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:怱 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 怱 [ cōng ] hastily, hurriedly, in a rush

Similar Characters: 荵

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Example Words

郁郁葱葱	yù yù cōng cōng	verdant and lush (idiom)
葱茏	cōng lóng	verdant and lush
大葱	dà cōng	leek; Chinese onion
洋葱	yáng cōng	onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion
葱郁	cōng yù	verdant; lush green and full of life

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1		yòng 用 shí yán 食盐、 dà suàn 大蒜、 cōng 葱 gěi 给 jī kuài 鸡块 tiáo wèi 调味。 Season the chicken with salt, garlic and scallions.
2		jiā rù 加入 qiē suì 切碎 de 的 zǐ cōng 紫葱 hé 和 cì shān 刺山 gān 柑 bàn yún 拌匀。 Add in chopped red onions and capers. Mix thoroughly.
3		ér qiě 而且 tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 yòng 用 qiē 切 hǎo 好 de 的 cōng duàn 葱段 dài tì 代替 suàn miáo 蒜苗。 And she often substitutes chopped scallion greens for suanmiao (the local leek).
4		bǎ 把 hú luó bo 胡萝卜， cōng 葱 hé 和 suàn 蒜 cóng 从 ròu tāng 肉汤 lǐ 里 qǔ 取 chū lái 出来 rēng diào 扔掉。 Get the carrot, onion and garlic from the broth out and throw them out.
5		rán hòu 然后 fàng rù 放入 suàn 蒜 hé 和 cōng 葱， bìng 并 zài 在 jī kuài 鸡块 shàng 上 sā 撒 shàng 上 bǎi lǐ xiāng 百里香。 Then throw in the garlic and scallions and sprinkle the thyme over the chicken.

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1		yòng 用 shí yán 食盐、 dà suàn 大蒜、 cōng 葱 gěi 给 jī kuài 鸡块 tiáo wèi 调味。 Season the chicken with salt, garlic and scallions.
2		jiā rù 加入 qiē suì 切碎 de 的 zǐ cōng 紫葱 hé 和 cì shān 刺山 gān 柑 bàn yún 拌匀。 Add in chopped red onions and capers. Mix thoroughly.
3		ér qiě 而且 tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 yòng 用 qiē 切 hǎo 好 de 的 cōng duàn 葱段 dài tì 代替 suàn miáo 蒜苗。 And she often substitutes chopped scallion greens for suanmiao (the local leek).
4		bǎ 把 hú luó bo 胡萝卜， cōng 葱 hé 和 suàn 蒜 cóng 从 ròu tāng 肉汤 lǐ 里 qǔ 取 chū lái 出来 rēng diào 扔掉。 Get the carrot, onion and garlic from the broth out and throw them out.
5		rán hòu 然后 fàng rù 放入 suàn 蒜 hé 和 cōng 葱， bìng 并 zài 在 jī kuài 鸡块 shàng 上 sā 撒 shàng 上 bǎi lǐ xiāng 百里香。 Then throw in the garlic and scallions and sprinkle the thyme over the chicken.

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