粽 (zòng): rice dumplings wrapped in leaves

粽 (zòng) is a Chinese character meaning “rice dumplings wrapped in leaves.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 宗 (phonetic). It ranks #3000 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 粽 rice. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 米 (mǐ, uncooked rice), 类 (lèi, kind), 精 (jīng, essence).

Native pronunciation
HSK 6Radical: 米 rice14 strokesFrequency #3000米 semantic宗 phonetic

Definitions

  1. rice dumplings wrapped in leaves

Etymology & Origin

粽

pictophoneticrice

Decomposition: ⿰米宗 (layout: left-right)

Components:米semantic宗phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 粽

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
粽子nounzòng ziglutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
粽叶zòng yèleaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap sticky rice dumplings 粽子[zong4 zi5]
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

粽 appears in 2 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 粽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

肉ròu
0.5401,620 co-occurrences
裹guǒ
0.435108 co-occurrences
煮zhǔ
0.40890 co-occurrences
吃chī
0.405276 co-occurrences
豆dòu
0.395162 co-occurrences
邪xié
0.393150 co-occurrences
饼bǐng
0.39148 co-occurrences
枣zǎo
0.39030 co-occurrences
子zǐ
0.3872,514 co-occurrences
糕gāo
0.37266 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了粽字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le zòng zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .

I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "粽" in the dictionary.

Character Family

米 Radical Family — Characters sharing the rice radical

糙cāo粗cū粹cuì粉fěn粪fèn糕gāo糊hú精jīng粒lì粮liáng

Related Characters

米mǐ类lèi精jīng糖táng粗cū粮liáng糊hú糕gāo糟zāo粉fěn

Homophones — Characters pronounced zòng

踪zōng宗zōng总zǒng纵zòng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 粽 (zòng) mean in Chinese?
粽 (zòng) primarily means "rice dumplings wrapped in leaves." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #3000 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 粽 and 综?
粽 (zòng) and 综 (zèng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 米 vs 纟 (same 宗 component).
How many strokes does 粽 have?
粽 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 粽?
The radical associated with 粽 is 米 (rice). This radical appears in many characters related to rice.
What are the components of 粽?
粽 is composed of: 米 (semantic), 宗 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰米宗 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 粽?
Common words with 粽 include: 粽子 (zòng zi, "glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled"); 粽叶 (zòng yè, "leaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap sticky rice dumplings 粽子[zong4 zi5]"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 粽 (zòng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zòng: 踪 (trace, track), 宗 (school), 总 (always, total), 纵 (vertical). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 粽 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 粽 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.