Memory phrase for the character: 葱

葱

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Meaning

leek, scallion, green onion

Pronunciation

cōng

Explanation

 From top: grass, plant 艹, 怱 (= hurry 匆 and heart 心) [hurry 匆 = When packing the suitcase, the wrapped 勹 long things ノノ (= 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

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
勿 sun beams
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

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

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