葱 (cōng) is a Chinese character meaning “scallion”. It is written from 艹 (grass / plant radical) and 怱 (hurried (a form of 匆)), one above the other, and takes 12 strokes.
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Structure
艹 + 怱
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 蔥，菜也。从艸悤聲 (IDS ⿱艹怱, checked against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 / 3–11)
Memory aid
A plant (艹) you grab in a hurry (怱): scallions get snipped at the last second and tossed into the pan. This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
12 strokes
In real words
- 洋葱yáng cōngonion葱 = cōng
- 大葱dà cōngChinese green onion; leek-like scallion葱 = cōng
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All readings
scallion
scallion; green onion; onion-family plant
葱，一种常用来调味的蔬菜，叶子呈圆筒形、中间是空的。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 洋葱yáng cōngonion葱 = cōng
- 大葱dà cōngChinese green onion; leek-like scallion葱 = cōng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 葱 mean?
葱 (cōng) means scallion; green onion; onion-family plant.
How do you pronounce 葱?
It is pronounced cōng.
What parts is 葱 made of?
艹 (grass / plant radical) and 怱 (hurried (a form of 匆)), one above the other. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 蔥，菜也。从艸悤聲 (IDS ⿱艹怱, checked against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 / 3–11). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 葱 have?
12. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 葱?
艹. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 葱?
Common ones are 洋葱 and 大葱. The reading of 葱 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.