蔥
scallion
蔥 is composed of the radical 艸 (grass) and 悤 (haste, intelligent). 艸 is a pictograph of grass, referring to vegetables, while 悤 is formed from 囪 (chimney, window) and 心 (heart), implying the center of something which is hollow like a window. Thus, 蔥 represents a vegetable which is hollow in its leaves or stem, resembling a window, such as scallion.
Vocabulary of 蔥
- 蔥翠 (fresh green)
- 蔥花 (chopped scallion)
- 洋蔥 (onion)
Classification
Related Characters:
6芊green6艸
grass6芒awn7芸remove weed7花flower8芣lush8芳fragrant9苤lush9苞bud9苑park9茍introspection9茹eat9草grass9茫vast9荒desolate9苦bitter9范
norm9苹duckweed10莆weed10芻mow10荊
chaste tree10華splendid10莫not11莊village11萃
collect11莖stem11堇clay11萌sprout11萑reed11荳
bean12菜vegetable12菲fragrance12菅grass12萎decline12萍duckweed13葷strong-smelling vegetable13葉
leaf13蒸steam13董
supervise13蒦trap14蒙cover15蔥scallion15蓬weeds15蔓vine16薔rose16蕡fragrance of grass16蕞small16蕩shake17藍blue17蕾flower bud17薾luxuriant18藏store18薰fumigate19藤rattan