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粽

zòng
noun #65,340

Meanings

  1. 1 zongzi (glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in leaves)

Examples

每年端午节我们都吃粽子。
Měinián Duānwǔjié wǒmen dōu chī zòngzi.
We eat zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival every year.
奶奶包的豆沙粽子最好吃。
Nǎinai bāo de dòushā zòngzi zuì hǎochī.
Grandma makes the best red bean zongzi.
你更喜欢甜粽子还是咸粽子？
Nǐ gèng xǐhuan tián zòngzi háishì xián zòngzi?
Do you like sweet or savory zongzi better?

Tips

culture
Used in 粽子 ('rice dumpling'), eaten at the 端午节 ('Dragon Boat Festival') to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan. There is a long-running North-vs-South debate over whether they should be sweet or savory.

Components

radical
米 mǐ
rice; uncooked grain
The rice radical on the left gives the meaning: a zongzi is a parcel of glutinous rice, so the food is naturally written with the rice radical.
phonetic
宗 zōng
ancestor; clan
Supplies the sound on the right: 宗 zōng shifted to zòng. It contributes no 'ancestor' meaning here, only the phonetic value.

Stroke Order

粽 zòng