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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhōu

粥

粥

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gruel

Numbered pinyin
zhou1
English meanings
see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4], congee, gruel, porridge, CL:碗[wan3]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–middle–right structure

Left–middle–right arrangement: left 弓; middle 米; right 弓.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿲弓米弓

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    hē喝zhōu粥。

    Drink porridge.

  2. 02

    yī一wǎn碗zhōu粥。

    A bowl of porridge.

  3. 03

    xiǎo小mǐ米zhōu粥。

    Millet porridge.

  4. 04

    rè热zhōu粥。

    Hot porridge.

  5. 05

    zhǔ煮zhōu粥。

    Cook porridge.

  6. 06

    zǎocān早餐hē喝zhōu粥。

    Porridge for breakfast.

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  • 一锅粥