Dong Chinese dictionary

cōng

scallions

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 悤 represents the sound.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

悤 Sound component

cōng

agitated

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cōng

scallions, onions, leeks; scallion; green onion

Most common words with 蔥

Sources