English Definition: water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia; Taiwan pr. [yong1]
Chinese Definition:
①(蕹菜)一年生草本植物，茎蔓生，中空，叶子长圆或心脏形，叶柄长，嫩茎、叶可做蔬菜。俗称“空心菜”。
Total strokes: 16;
Radical: 艸 Pictophonetic:雍 indicates the sound;
艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 雍 [ yōng ] harmony, union; harmonious
