粥 — Chinese character
粥
zhōu
porridge, gruel, congee
- Pinyin
- zhōu
- Radical
- 119 ⽶ (Rice)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 弓 米 弓
- Formation
- ideographic — Steaming 弓 rice 米
- Japanese
- 粥 as a kanji
Common words with 粥
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一锅粥 (一鍋粥) | yī guō zhōu | (lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess |
| 白粥 | bái zhōu | plain rice congee |
| 僧多粥少 | sēng duō zhōu shǎo | lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around |
| 米粥 | mǐ zhōu | congee |
| 稀粥 | xī zhōu | water gruel; thin porridge |
| 腊八粥 (臘八粥) | là bā zhōu | Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar |
| 八宝粥 (八寶粥) | bā bǎo zhōu | rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc |
| 燕麦粥 (燕麥粥) | yàn mài zhōu | oatmeal; porridge |
| 施粥舍饭 (施粥捨飯) | shī zhōu shě fàn | to provide alms and rice (idiom) |
| 煲电话粥 (煲電話粥) | bāo diàn huà zhōu | to talk endlessly on the phone |
| 粥少僧多 | zhōu shǎo sēng duō | see 僧多粥少 (sēng duō zhōu shǎo) |
| 粥厂 (粥廠) | zhōu chǎng | food relief center; soup kitchen |
English words written with 粥
粥 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 1
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