粥

zhōu · yù

congee · gruel

Radical: 米 Strokes: 12 HSK 6

Structure: Left-middle-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

精米类粉糖粮粗粟粒糊糟糕

Same radical

精米类粉糖粮粗粟粒糊糟糕糜粘粹

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Character Decomposition

粥=弓+米+弓

Etymology

Steaming 弓 rice 米

Meanings2 pronunciations

zhōu

congee

gruel

porridge

CL:碗 wǎn

yù

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Words with 粥 76 total

plain rice congee白粥bái zhōu Xunyu, an ethnic group of northern China in ancient times荤粥Xūn yù food relief center · soup kitchen粥厂zhōu chǎng water gruel · thin porridge稀粥xī zhōu congee米粥mǐ zhōu food relief center · soup kitchen粥棚zhōu péng gruel made from ground maize · corn grit congee𥻗粥chá zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar腊八粥là bā zhōu (lit.) a pot of porridge · (fig.) a complete mess一锅粥yī guō zhōu

Idioms with 粥 8 total Chain

lit. to cut pickles and divide congee (idiom) · fig. to live in extreme poverty while studying diligently; to endure hardship for learning断齑画粥duàn jī huà zhōu lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) · fig. not enough to go around · demand exceeds supply僧多粥少sēng duō zhōu shǎo

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