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).
Definitions
- rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 粽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 粽子noun | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled | 6 |
Common Compounds
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.
Example Sentences
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.
钟淑如的母亲是十里八乡有名的广式粽子制作好手。
zhōng 淑 rú de mǔ qīn shì shí lǐ bā xiāng yǒu míng de guǎng shì zòng zǐ zhì zuò hǎo shǒu .
Zhong Shuru's mother is well-known throughout the surrounding area as an expert at making Cantonese-style zongzi.
佛山队向云浮队赠送粽子礼盒，传递端午佳节祝福；云浮队则回赠本土特色礼品。
fó shān duì xiàng yún fú duì zèng sòng zòng zǐ lǐ hé , chuán dì duān wǔ jiā jié zhù fú ; yún fú duì zé huí zèng běn tǔ tè sè lǐ pǐn .
The Foshan team presented the Yunfu team with gift boxes of zongzi to convey their best wishes for the Dragon Boat Festival; in return, the Yunfu team presented them with local specialty gifts.
套圈区里，大家瞄准香粽，一展身手。
tào juān qū lǐ , dà jiā miáo zhǔn xiāng zòng , yī zhǎn shēn shǒu .
In the ring-toss area, everyone took aim at the fragrant rice dumplings to show off their skills.
甜粽与咸粽，谁出现得更早？
tián zòng yǔ xián zòng , shéi chū xiàn dé gēng zǎo ?
Which came first—sweet or savory zongzi?
端午将至 探访太原晋源非遗工坊：晋祠米粽守古法创新味
duān wǔ jiāng zhì tàn fǎng tài yuán jìn yuán fēi yí gōng fāng : jìn cí mǐ zòng shǒu gǔ fǎ chuàng xīn wèi
With the Dragon Boat Festival Approaching, We Visit the Jinyuan Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop in Taiyuan: Jinci Rice Zongzi—Preserving Traditional Methods While Innovating Flavors
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 米 (rice) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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