Meaning of 粥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- congee
- gruel
- porridge
Measure word: 碗
- used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]
How to use 粥
粥 is the everyday word for rice porridge, a common breakfast or food for someone who is sick. The verb is usually 喝 (hē, drink) or 吃 (chī, eat), and 煮 (zhǔ) means to cook it. Example: 我早上喝了一碗粥。(Wǒ zǎoshang hē le yì wǎn zhōu.) I had a bowl of congee this morning.
Picture 米 (mǐ, rice) in the middle, with a 弓 (gōng) shape on each side like steam curling up from a hot pot. Rice cooked until it softens and steams is 粥 (zhōu), congee.
Common mistake: Learners often write 弓 on only one side, or confuse 粥 with 粉 (fěn, flour or rice noodles), which also has 米 but on the left. Remember that 粥 has 米 sandwiched between two 弓.
粥 in example sentences
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粥 zhōu · congee · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 粥.
| 一锅粥 | yīguōzhōu | (lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess |
Questions about 粥
What does 粥 mean?
粥 (zhōu) means "congee; gruel" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 粥?
粥 is made of 1 character: 粥 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 粥 an HSK word?
Yes. 粥 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 乱成一锅粥 mean?
It means something has turned into a total mess, like everything stirred together in one pot. 一锅粥 (yīguōzhōu) literally is a pot of porridge, but figuratively it describes chaos or confusion.
Is 粥 ever pronounced yù?
Yes, but only in the rare historical name 荤粥 (Xūnyù), an ancient northern people. In daily life you will almost always say zhōu.