茼 (tóng): (in 茼蒿) crown daisy, an edible…

Meanings

火锅里的茼蒿有一股特别的香味。

Huǒguō lǐ de tónghāo yǒu yì gǔ tèbié de xiāngwèi.

Crown daisy in a hotpot has a special fragrance.

她在菜市场买了一把茼蒿回去清炒。

Tā zài càishìchǎng mǎi le yì bǎ tónghāo huíqù qīngchǎo.

She bought a bunch of crown daisy at the market to stir-fry.

usage

茼 is a bound character used only in 茼蒿 ('crown daisy', also called garland chrysanthemum), a fragrant leafy vegetable popular in soups and hotpot.

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; plant

艹 is the grass radical on top, the standard marker for plant and vegetable names — fitting for the leafy green 茼.

phonetic

同 tóng

same; together (phonetic)

同 ('same') under the grass radical supplies the exact sound tóng with no tone change and no meaning contribution.

茼 tóng