蔥 (cung1 | cong1 ) : green onion; scallion

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蔥

cung1

cong1

[1] [粵] green onion; spring onion
[2] [國] scallion; onion; chives; leek
[3] yellowish green; pale green

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蔥 / 葱

This word has been viewed 9753 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2010 15:28

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洋蔥 joeng4 cung1 yang2 cong1 = onion

蔥頭 cung1 tau4 cong1 tou2 = shallot bulb

走蔥 zau2 cung1 zou3 cong1 = "no onions" (when ordering soup, congee)

洋蔥圈 joeng4 cung1 hyun1 yang2 cong1 quan1 = onion rings

青蔥 cing1 cung1 qing1 cong1 = scallion

小蔥 siu2 cung1 xiao3 cong1 = shallot; spring onion

韭蔥 gau2 cung1 jiu3 cong1 = leek

薑蔥 goeng1 cung1 jiang1 cong1 = ginger and onions; ginger and scallions

蘢蔥 lung4 cung1 long2 cong1 = luxuriant; lush

洋蔥男 joeng4 cung1 naam4 yang2 cong1 nan2 = womanizer

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落啲薑蔥就可以辟走陣魚腥味。粵
Drop in some ginger and scallion , can get rid of the fishy smell.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蔥
Unicode code for this character: U+8525 (off-site link)

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