Keyword
congee
- porridge
- gruel
- Frequency
- #3023
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
zhōu
Mnemonic
Steaming 弓 rice 米
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
粥
congee; gruel; porridge
一锅粥
(lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess
白粥
plain rice congee
僧多粥少
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply
米粥
congee
稀粥
water gruel; thin porridge
腊八粥
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
八宝粥
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
燕麦粥
oatmeal; porridge