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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- cong1
- English meanings
- scallion, green onion
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 怱.
Meaning & sound clues
艹 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grass”.
怱 is identified as the sound component (cōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 葱.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
cluster; thicket
from
hurried
chimney
clever; wise
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