粽 meaning and stroke order
A dumpling made of glutinous rice
How to write 粽, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 粽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
- variant of 粽[zong4]
How 粽 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Rice.
米 gives the meaning and 宗 hints at the sound.
Radical: 米 (rice), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 粽
粽 combines 米 (mǐ, rice) on the left, which gives the meaning, with 宗 (zōng) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture rice 米 packed tightly and wrapped up, and let 宗 remind you it is read zòng.
粽 almost never appears alone. People say 粽子 (zòngzi), the leaf-wrapped sticky rice dumplings eaten at the Dragon Boat Festival, 端午节 (Duānwǔ Jié). Example: 端午节我们吃粽子。(Duānwǔ Jié wǒmen chī zòngzi.) We eat zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival.
Common mistake: Learners often write 棕 (zōng, brown or palm) by mistake, because it has the same 宗 part but uses 木 instead of 米. Remember that food made of rice takes 米, and say 粽 with the fourth tone, zòng, not the first tone of 宗 zōng.
Common words with 粽
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 粽子 | zòngzi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled | HSK 7-9 |
粽 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 粽
How many strokes are in 粽?
粽 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 粽 mean?
粽 (zòng) means a dumpling made of glutinous rice. A common word with it is 粽子 (zòngzi), meaning "glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled".
How do you pronounce 粽?
粽 is pronounced zòng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 粽?
The radical of 粽 is 米, which carries the idea of "rice". Dictionaries list 粽 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 粽?
The traditional form of 粽 is 糉. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 粽 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 粽 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 粽 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why is 粽子 not translated as an ordinary dumpling like 饺子?
饺子 (jiǎozi) are wheat dough wrapped around a filling. 粽子 are glutinous rice, often with fillings, wrapped in leaves such as bamboo and then steamed or boiled.
How do you say making or wrapping zongzi?
The usual verb is 包 (bāo), to wrap, so you say 包粽子 (bāo zòngzi). Families often do this together before the Dragon Boat Festival.