蓉

Rong2
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short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蓉 joins 艹 plants with 容 róng, its sound part. It first named the cotton rose, then grew to 'lotus'. The sense 'minced or ground food' was borrowed for its sound alone, not for its meaning.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

蓉róng
paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc

Homophones

容Rong2
surname Rong
荣Rong2
surname Rong

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