Chinese symbol for “onion”
洋葱
yáng cōng
Traditional: 洋蔥
onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for onion is 洋葱 (yáng cōng), defined as: onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “onion”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 洋葱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean |
| 大洋 | dà yáng | ocean; (old) silver dollar |
| 巡洋舰 (巡洋艦) | xún yáng jiàn | cruiser (warship); battle cruiser |
| 洋人 | yáng rén | foreigner; (esp.) Westerner |
| 远洋 (遠洋) | yuǎn yáng | distant seas; the open ocean (far from the coast) |
| 青葱 (青蔥) | qīng cōng | scallion; green onion |
| 大葱 (大蔥) | dà cōng | leek; Chinese onion |
| 郁郁葱葱 (鬱鬱蔥蔥) | yù yù cōng cōng | (idiom) (of plants) verdant; lush |
See also: Japanese symbol for “onion”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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