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粥
zhōu
1. congee
2. gruel
3. porridge
4. CL:[[碗<wǎn>]]
HSK 6 Common • Top 9% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

粥
zhōu
porridge, gruel, congee
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (15)

稀粥
xīzhōu
water gruel
白粥
báizhōu
plain rice congee
米粥
mǐzhōu
congee
豌豆粥
wāndòuzhōu
pea gruel
一锅粥
yīguōzhōu
(lit.) a pot of porridge
燕麦粥
yànmàizhōu
oatmeal
腊八粥
làbāzhōu
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
施粥舍饭
shīzhōushěfàn
to provide alms and rice (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēngduōzhōushǎo
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
粥少僧多
zhōushǎosēngduō
see [[僧多粥少<sēngduōzhōushǎo>]]
粥样硬化
zhōuyàngyìnghuà
atherosclerosis
动脉粥样硬化
dòngmàizhōuyàngyìnghuà
atherosclerosis
血管粥样硬化
xuèguǎnzhōuyàngyìnghuà
atherosclerosis
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu
lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu
see [[一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥<yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu>]]

Alternate Entries

粥
yù
see [[葷粥|荤粥<Xūnyù>]]
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,020
Word Frequency Rank
7,654 of 84,292

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