蓉 (róng) — short name for Chengdu, used in place names and abbreviations

Definition

Examples

  • 蓉。
    Wǒ xià ge yuè yào qù róng chéng chū chāi.
    I'm going to Chengdu on a business trip next month.
  • 蓉,。
    Tā shì róng chéng rén, duì huǒ guō hěn shú xi.
    She's from Chengdu and knows hot pot very well.
  • 蓉。
    Zhè tiáo gāo sù lián jiē le yú hé róng.
    This expressway connects Chongqing and Chengdu.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
容
Same sound today

蓉 has 艹, the plant part, to show it is a plant, and 容 to give its sound.

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