葱 (cōng): scallion, green onion
葱 (cōng) is a Chinese character meaning “scallion.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 怱 (phonetic). It ranks #2696 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 葱 grass. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- scallion
- green onion
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洋葱 | yáng cōng | onion (Allium cepa) |
| 大葱 | dà cōng | leek |
| 葱花 | cōng huā | chopped green onions |
| 青葱 | qīng cōng | scallion |
| 葱郁 | cōng yù | verdant |
| 郁郁葱葱 | yù yù cōng cōng | (idiom) (of plants) verdant |
| 葱茏 | cōng lóng | verdant and lush |
| 葱翠 | cōng cuì | fresh green |
| 葱葱 | cōng cōng | verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) |
| 算哪根葱 | suàn nǎ gēn cōng | who do (you) think (you) are? |
| 小葱 | xiǎo cōng | green onion |
| 细香葱 | xì xiāng cōng | chive |
| 葱头 | cōng tóu | onion |
| 葱白 | cōng bái | the white part of a green onion or scallion |
| 金葱粉 | jīn cōng fěn | glitter (sparkling material) |
葱 appears in 25 compound words: 52 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 葱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
学习葱字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí cōng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "葱" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
洋葱式穿搭不是防感冒! 医揭换季保命关键:除...
yáng cōng shì chuān dā bù shì fáng gǎn mào ! yī jiē huàn jì bǎo mìng guān jiàn : chú . . .
大葱炒牛肉,酸菜炒肉,酱拌菠菜,糖柿子,都是...
dà cōng chǎo niú ròu , suān cài chǎo ròu , jiàng bàn 菠 cài , táng shì zǐ , dōu shì . . .
...代快办!继母收养长子为养子 背后原因有洋葱
. . . dài kuài bàn ! jì mǔ shōu yǎng cháng zǐ wéi yǎng zǐ bèi hòu yuán yīn yǒu yáng cōng
...襄为经典赛应援没见到他 2人私讯对话藏洋葱
. . . 襄 wéi jīng diǎn sài yīng yuán méi jiàn dào tā 2 rén sī xùn duì huà zàng yáng cōng
...I didn't see him cheering at the Classic; their private messages are full of hidden meanings
...16“失事黑盒子”寻获! 飞官妻发文有洋葱
. . . 1 6 shī shì hēi hé zǐ xún huò ! fēi guān qī fā wén yǒu yáng cōng
...16 "Black boxes" from the crash have been recovered! The pilot's wife shares an emotional post
牛群在郁郁葱葱的草地上缓缓移动着。
Niúqún zài yùyù-cōngcōng de cǎodì shàng huǎnhuǎn yídòng zhe.
The cows were moving very slowly through the long green grass.
洋葱比马铃薯快熟。
Yángcōng bǐ mǎlíngshǔ kuài shú.
Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.
这个汤里有胡萝卜、洋葱、欧芹、芹菜和土豆。
Zhège tāng lǐ yǒu húluóbo, yángcōng, ōuqín, qíncài hé tǔdòu.
In this soup there are carrots, onions, parsley, celery and potatoes.
洋葱比土豆煮得更快些。
Yángcōng bǐ tǔdòu zhǔ de gèng kuài xiē.
Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.
Character Family
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