葱 Strokes Write it Listen 葱 cōng scallion; green onion HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb怱soundcōnghastily, hurriedly, in a rush How it works艹 hints at the meaning (grass), and 怱 cōng hints at the sound.