粽 zòng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
粽子
zòngzi
zongzi, sticky rice dumpling
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 端午节临近，超市里各种口味的粽子都摆在显眼的位置。 Duānwǔ Jié línjìn, chāoshì lǐ gè zhǒng kǒuwèi de zòngzi dōu bǎi zài xiǎnyǎn de wèizhi. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, zongzi of various flavours are placed in prominent positions in the supermarket.
- 奶奶包的粽子里有红枣，又香又甜。 Nǎinai bāo de zòngzi lǐ yǒu hóngzǎo, yòu xiāng yòu tián. The zongzi that Grandma wraps have red dates inside, and are fragrant and sweet.
- 吃粽子之前，要先把外面的叶子剥开。 Chī zòngzi zhīqián, yào xiān bǎ wàimiàn de yèzi bāokāi. Before eating a zongzi, you first have to peel off the leaves around it.