粽

See also: 糉 and 糭

Translingual

Han character

粽 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 火木十一火 (FDJMF), four-corner 9399₁, composition ⿰米宗)

Derived characters

• 𪷯, 𣰤

Related characters

• 糉, 糭 (Variant forms of 粽)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 910, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26993
• Dae Jaweon: page 1336, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3153, character 5
• Unihan data for U+7CBD

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Chinese

trad.		粽/糉
simp.		粽
alternative forms		糭

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (宗) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
淙	*zuːŋ, *sruːŋs, *zuːŋ
鬃	*zuːŋ, *ʔsoːŋ, *zuːŋ
漴	*zruːŋs
粽	*ʔsoːŋs
宗	*ʔsuːŋ
倧	*ʔsuːŋ
綜	*ʔsuːŋs
錝	*ʔsuːŋs
賨	*zuːŋ
琮	*zuːŋ
悰	*zuːŋ
孮	*zuːŋ
誴	*zuːŋ
崇	*zruŋ
崈	*zruŋ
踪	*ʔsoŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsoːŋs) : semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 宗 (OC *ʔsuːŋ).

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 粽

1. zongzi (dumpling made of glutinous rice, wrapped in leaves) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 粽子 (“zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		粽, 角黍, 角粽, 角飯
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粽子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	粽子
	Taiwan	粽子
	Chengde	粽子
	Chifeng	粽子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	粽子
	Heihe	粽子
	Qiqihar	粽子
	Harbin	粽子
	Jiamusi	粽子
	Baicheng	粽子
	Changchun	粽子
	Tonghua	粽子
	Shenyang	粽子
	Jinzhou	粽子
	Singapore	粽子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	粽子
	Tangshan	粽子
	Cangzhou	粽子
	Baoding	粽子
	Shijiazhuang	粽子
	Lijin	粽子
	Jinan	粽子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	粽子
	Dandong	粽子
	Yantai	粽子
	Yantai (Muping)	粽子
	Qingdao	粽子
	Zhucheng	粽子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	粽子
	Lingbao	粽子
	Jining	粽子
	Wanrong	粽子
	Linfen	粽子
	Shangqiu	粽子
	Yuanyang	粽子
	Zhengzhou	粽
	Xinyang	粽子
	Baihe	粽子
	Xi'an	粽子
	Baoji	粽子
	Tianshui	粽子
	Xining	粽子
	Xuzhou	粽子
	Fuyang	粽子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	粽子
	Lanzhou	粽子
	Dunhuang	粽子
	Hami	粽子
	Ürümqi	粽子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	粽子
	Nanchong	粽子
	Dazhou	粽子
	Hanyuan	粽子
	Xichang	粽子
	Zigong	粽子
	Chongqing	粽子
	Wuhan	粽子
	Yichang	粽子
	Xiangyang	粽子
	Tianmen	粽子
	Guiyang	粽粑
	Zunyi	粽子
	Bijie	粽粑
	Liping	粽子
	Zhaotong	粽子
	Dali	粽子
	Kunming	粽子
	Mengzi	粽子
	Guilin	粽子
	Guilin (Lingui)	粽子
	Liuzhou	粽子
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	粽子
	Nanning (Wuming)	粽子
	Jishou	粽粑
	Changde	粽子
	Yongzhou	粽子粑粑, 粽子
	Hanzhong	粽子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	粽子
	Yangzhou	粽子
	Lianyungang	粽子
	Lianshui	粽子
	Nantong	粽子
	Anqing	粽子
	Wuhu	粽子
	Hefei	粽子
	Hong'an	粽子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粽
	Hong Kong	粽
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	粽
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	粽
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	裹粽
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	裹粽
	Macau	粽
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	粽
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	粽
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	粽
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	粽
	Foshan	粽
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	粽
	Foshan (Shunde)	粽
	Foshan (Sanshui)	粽
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	粽
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	粽
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	粽
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	粽糍
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	裹粽糍
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	粽糍
	Taishan	粽
	Kaiping (Chikan)	粽
	Enping (Niujiang)	裹粽
	Heshan (Yayao)	粽
	Dongguan	粽
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	粽
	Qingyuan	粽
	Fogang	粽
	Yingde (Hanguang)	粽仔
	Yangshan	粽
	Lianshan (Butian)	粽, 黃茅粽
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	粽
	Shaoguan	粽
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	粽
	Renhua	粽糍
	Lechang	粽
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	粽仔
	Sihui	粽
	Guangning	粽
	Deqing	粽仔, 三角粽
	Huaiji	粽
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	粽仔
	Yunfu	粽仔
	Xinxing	粽仔
	Luoding	粽
	Yunan (Pingtai)	粽
	Xinyi	粽, 古粽
	Lianjiang	古粽䊦
	Nanning	粽
	Wuzhou	粽
	Yulin	粽, 米粽
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	粽
	Hepu (Shatian)	粽仔
	Guiping	粽
	Guiping (Mule)	粽兒
	Pingnan	粽兒
	Mengshan (Xihe)	粽
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	粽
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	粽
	Guigang (Pingdong)	米粽
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	粽
	Baise	粽
	Bobai	粽
Lingshan	粽
Pubei	粽䊦
Qinzhou	粽
Beihai	骨粽, 粽
Beihai (Nankang)	粽
Beihai (Yingpan)	骨粽
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	裹粽
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	裹粽
Ningming	粽
Hengzhou	粽
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	粽
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	粽
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	粽
Singapore (Guangfu)	粽
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	粽
Gan	Nanchang	粽子
	Lichuan	粽仔, 粽子
	Pingxiang	粽子
Hakka	Meixian	粽仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	粽兒
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	粽
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	粽
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	粽
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	粽仔
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	粽
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	粽哩
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	粽
	Boluo (Bendihua)	粽哎
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	粽
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	粽
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	粽哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	粽哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	粽哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	粽仔
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	粽, 粽咧
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	粽哩
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	粽哎
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	粽哎
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	粽蒂
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	粽
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	粽
	Wengyuan	粽子
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	粽
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	粽
	Liannan	粽子
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	粽
	Jiexi	粽
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	粽
	Changting	粽子
	Wuping (Yanqian)	粽子
	Ninghua	粽
	Yudu	粽子
	Ningdu	鹽粽
	Tonggu (Sandu)	粽子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	粽子
	Dayu	粽哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	粽仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	粽仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	粽仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	粽
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	粽仔, 粽
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	餡粽
	Hong Kong	裹粽, 粽
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	古粽
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	粽子
	Xinyi (Sihe)	粽
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	粽
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	䊦, 古粽
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	古粽䊦
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	古粽䊦
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	包䊦
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	古粽䊦
	Mengshan (Xihe)	粽
	Luchuan	米粽
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	糯米䊦
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	粽
	Mashan (Pianlian)	粽
	Sabah (Longchuan)	裹粽, 粽
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	粽子
	Senai (Huiyang)	粽
Huizhou	Jixi	裹粽
	Shexian	粽
Jin	Taiyuan	粽子
	Pingyao	粽子
	Yangyuan	粽兒
	Datong	粽子
	Xinzhou	粽子, 粽粽
	Lüliang (Lishi)	粽子
	Changzhi	粽子
	Linhe	粽子
	Jining	粽子
	Hohhot	粽子
	Erenhot	粽子
	Pingshan	粽子
	Zhangjiakou	粽子
	Handan	粽子
	Linzhou	粽哦
	Suide	粽子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	粽
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	粽, 裹粽, 角黍 suburbs
	Fuqing	粽
Southern Min	Xiamen	粽
	Quanzhou	粽
	Yongchun	粽
	Zhangzhou	粽
	Zhao'an	粽
	Taichung	粽
	Tainan	粽
	Hsinchu	粽
	Penang (Hokkien)	粽
	Singapore (Hokkien)	粽
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	粽
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	粽
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	粽
	Pingnan (Sijie)	粽
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	粽
	Lechang (Tatou)	粽
	Yingde (Yuzui)	粽
	Yunan (Liantan)	粽
	Chaozhou	粽球
	Shantou	粽, 粽球
	Shantou (Chenghai)	粽球
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	粽球
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	粽
	Jieyang	粽, 粽球
	Bangkok (Teochew)	粽
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	粽
	Singapore (Teochew)	粽
	Leizhou	粽
	Wenchang	粽
	Haikou	粽
	Singapore (Hainanese)	粽
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	粽
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	粽
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	粽子, 粽
	Nanning (Shajing)	粽子
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	粽
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	粽子
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	粽子
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	粽
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	粽子
Wu	Shanghai	粽子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	粽子
	Suzhou	粽子
	Danyang	粽子
	Hangzhou	粽子
	Ningbo	粽子
	Wenzhou	粽
	Jinhua	粽
Xiang	Changsha	粽子
	Loudi	粽子
	Quanzhou	粽粑, 粽子
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	粽子

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03066
• “粽”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Japanese

Kanji

粽

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. rice dumplings steamed in bamboo leaves

Readings

• Go-on: す (su); すう (sū)
• Kan-on: そう (sō)
• Kun: ちまき (chimaki, 粽)

Alternative forms

Kanji in this term
粽
ちまき Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

• 茅巻, 茅巻き

Etymology

Compound of 茅(ち) (chi, short for chigaya, "cogon") + 巻(まき) (maki, “wrapping”).

Originally, rice cakes were wrapped in leaves from cogon grass.

Noun

粽(ちまき) • (chimaki) 

1. a rice cake or dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
2. zongzi

   Synonym: 中国粽 (Chūgoku-jimaki)

3. (Buddhism, architecture) Short for 粽形 (chimaki-gata): a Zen-style pillar with rounded edges on the top and bottom parts [since Kamakura period]

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 粽(ちまき)馬(うま) (chimaki uma)
• 粽(ちまき)形(‐がた) (chimaki‐gata)
• 粽(チマキ)草(グサ) (chimakigusa)
• 粽(チマキ)笹(ザサ) (chimaki-zasa)
• 飴(あめ)粽(ちまき) (ame chimaki), 飴(あめ)粽(ぢまき) (ame-jimaki)
• 飾(かざ)り粽(ちまき) (kazari chimaki)
• 葛(くず)粽(ちまき) (kuzu chimaki)
• 笹(ささ)粽(ちまき) (sasa chimaki)
• 水仙(すいせん)粽(ちまき) (suisen chimaki)

See also

• 端午(たんご)の節句(せっく) (Tango no Sekku)

Proper noun

粽(ちまき) • (Chimaki) 

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Korean

Hanja

粽 • (jong) (hangeul 종, McCune–Reischauer chong, Yale cong)

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