洋葱 Traditional form: 洋蔥 Pinyin (reading): yángcōng Definitions: onion (Allium cepa) bulb onion Characters: 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign 葱 - scallions, leeks, green onions Traditional characters: 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign 蔥 - scallions, leeks, green onions