蓉
bean paste; Chengdu; surname
Meanings
4 senses · 8 examplesnoun
powder or paste made from certain plant flesh or seeds
Commonly used in food items such as mooncakes and pastries. Often appears as the second character in compound words.
I like to eat lotus seed paste mooncakes.
This bread is coated with a layer of desiccated coconut.
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Grandma made bean paste steamed buns.
bound morpheme
used in names of plants
Appears as a suffix in specific plant names, most notably in 芙蓉 (hibiscus) and 苁蓉 (cistanche).
Hibiscus is a beautiful aquatic plant.
Cistanche is a precious Chinese medicinal material.
proper noun
short name for Chengdu, Sichuan Province
formalCommonly used in literary or formal contexts to refer to the city of Chengdu, often in the compound 蓉城.
He went to travel in Chengdu, the City of Hibiscus.
Rongcheng (Chengdu) is famous for its relaxed pace of life.
proper noun
a surname
Used as a family name.
Mr. Rong is my new colleague.