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蔥

简葱 · 繁蔥

Mandarin · pinyin cōng

scallion
green onion

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葱: cōng · scallions, leeks, green onions

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character · Etymology 1

green onion; spring onion; scallion (Classifier: 根 m; 棵 m; 把 m; 捆 m; 條／条 c; 樖 c; 紮／扎 c; 叢／丛 mn)
(～屬) Allium
(literary, or in compounds) dark green

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 窗 (chuāng), only used in 蔥靈／葱灵

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