Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 葱


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Meaning

leek, scallion, green onion

Pronunciation

cōng

Explanation

From top: Grass, plant , 怱 (= hurry and heart ) [hurry = When packing the suitcase, the wrapped long things (= pants) got wrinkles because I was in a hurry)]

Mnemonic

The plant that is in a hurry (= grows quickly) and is closest to my heart is the leek.

Radicals

grass, plant
sun beams
heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
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Vocabulary

洋葱 yáng cōng onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion
葱花 cōng huā chopped onion
大葱 dà cōng leek; Chinese onion


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