蓉 (Róng): paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc

蓉 (Róng) is a Chinese character meaning “paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 艹 (grass). It ranks #3445 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 艹 grass13 strokesFrequency #3445

Definitions

  1. paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
芙蓉fú róngcotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
椰蓉yē róngdesiccated coconut
蓉城róng chéngnickname for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
出水芙蓉chū shuǐ fú róngas a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom)
芙蓉出水fú róng chū shuǐlit. lotus rises from the water (idiom)
豆蓉包dòu róng bāobean paste bun
大唐芙蓉园dà táng fú róng yuánTang Paradise in Xi'an
莲蓉包lián róng bāolotus seed bun
芙蓉区fú róng qūFurong, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
芙蓉花fú róng huācotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
阿芙蓉ā fú róngopium
豆蓉dòu róngsweetened bean paste
木芙蓉mù fú róngcotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
莲蓉lián rónglotus seed paste
薯蓉shǔ róngmashed potatoes
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Total compounds
6
As first character
56
As last character
38
As middle character

蓉 appears in 16 compound words: 6 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解蓉字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。

le jiě Róng zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .

Understanding the origin of the character "Rong" helps in understanding Chinese culture.

SmzdmMar 2026

香菇粉丝蒸蒜蓉酱做法

xiāng gū fěn sī zhēng suàn Róng jiàng zuò fǎ

百度新闻Feb 2026

“泉”在济南过大年丨烟火年味浓!济南芙蓉街客流持续..

quán zài jì nán guò dà nián 丨 yān huǒ nián wèi nóng ! jì nán fú Róng jiē kè liú chí xù . .

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蓉 (Róng) mean in Chinese?
蓉 (Róng) primarily means "paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3445 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 蓉 have?
蓉 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 蓉?
The radical associated with 蓉 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are common words containing 蓉?
Common words with 蓉 include: 芙蓉 (fú róng, "cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)"); 椰蓉 (yē róng, "desiccated coconut"); 蓉城 (róng chéng, "nickname for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]"); 出水芙蓉 (chū shuǐ fú róng, "as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom)"); 芙蓉出水 (fú róng chū shuǐ, "lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom)"). There are over 16 compound words containing this character.
Is 蓉 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 蓉 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.