Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “cong”
21 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
cōng
葱
cōng
匆scallions, leeks, green onions
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9cōng
囪hastily, hurriedly, in a rush
5 strokescōng
囱chimney
7 strokescōng
苁chimney
7 strokescōng
枞a medicinal herb
7 strokescōng
怱fir tree
8 strokescōng
悤hastily, hurriedly, in a rush
9 strokescōng
骢agitated, hurried, restless
11 strokescōng
蔥buckskin horse
14 strokescōng
樅scallions, leeks, green onions
15 strokescōng
熜fir tree
15 strokescōng
璁chimney
15 strokescōng
聪turquoise
15 strokescōng
聰sharp
15 strokescōng
sharp
17 strokes2
Second tone
cóng
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