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Chinese symbol for “verdant”

郁郁葱葱
yù yù cōng cōng
Traditional: 鬱鬱蔥蔥
(idiom) (of plants) verdant; lush

The closest CC-CEDICT match for verdant is 郁郁葱葱 (yù yù cōng cōng), defined as: (idiom) (of plants) verdant; lush.

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

郁 yù
melancholy; dense growth
radical 163 ⾢ · 9 strokes
郁
郁 yù
melancholy; dense growth
radical 163 ⾢ · 9 strokes
葱 cōng
scallions, leeks, green onions
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
葱
葱 cōng
scallions, leeks, green onions
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “verdant”

WordPinyinMeaning
苍翠 (蒼翠)cāng cuìverdant
葱郁 (蔥鬱)cōng yùverdant; lush green and full of life
葱绿 (蔥綠)cōng lǜverdant
滴翠dī cuìverdant; green
绿油油 (綠油油)lǜ yóu yóulush green; verdant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 郁郁葱葱.

WordPinyinMeaning
忧郁 (憂鬱)yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
郁闷 (鬱悶)yù mèngloomy; depressed
抑郁 (抑鬱)yì yùdepressed; despondent; gloomy
浓郁 (濃郁)nóng yùrich; strong
抑郁症 (抑鬱症)yì yù zhèngclinical depression
忧郁症 (憂鬱症)yōu yù zhèng(psychology) depression
洋葱 (洋蔥)yáng cōngonion (Allium cepa); bulb onion
青葱 (青蔥)qīng cōngscallion; green onion
大葱 (大蔥)dà cōngleek; Chinese onion

See also: Japanese symbol for “verdant”.

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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