懂中文 Dong Chinese

粥

zhōu, yù

rice gruel, porridge

Depicts porridge being made from rice (米) around hot rising steam. Derived from 鬻.

Components
◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts hot steam rising.

米 iconic component

米  Iconic component

mǐ

  

rice

Evolution

粥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
粥 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
粥 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
粥 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
粥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

粥  

zhōu

rice gruel, congee; congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wǎn]

粥  

yù

see 葷粥|荤粥[Xūn​yù]

Most common words with 粥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

粥

congee

一锅粥

(lit.) a pot of porridge

粥样硬化

atherosclerosis

稀粥

water gruel

腊八粥

Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar