粽

粽

See also: 糉 and 糭

粽 U+7CBD, 粽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CBD ← 粼 [U+7CBC] CJK Unified Ideographs 精 → [U+7CBE]

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: 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/糭
simp.		粽

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, OC *ʔsoːŋs) : semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 宗 (OC *ʔsuːŋ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zòng, zhòng (zong⁴, zhong⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): zong⁴

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): zung^3-2, zung³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): duung^4*, duung⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): zung⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chung

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zung⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): jyng³
• Min Dong (BUC): cáe̤ng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chàng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zang³

• Wu (Wiktionary): tson (T2)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): zong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zòng
    • Wade–Giles: tsung⁴
    • Yale: dzùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonq
    • Palladius: цзун (czun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòng
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴
    • Yale: jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonq
    • Palladius: чжун (čžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zong⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung^3-2, zung³
    • Yale: júng, jung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung^3-2, dzung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung^3-2, zung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: duung^4*, duung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵŋ²¹⁻²¹⁵/, /tɵŋ²¹/

Note:

• duung4* - by itself or at end of compound, e.g. 糯米粽;
• duung4 - at beginning of compound, e.g. 粽葉.

• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: zung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chung
    • Hakka Romanization System: zung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊŋ⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jyng³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕỹŋ⁴⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cáe̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔyŋ²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chàng
    • Tâi-lô: tsàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡saŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡saŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡saŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡saŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡saŋ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: tson (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: zong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʊŋ⁴⁵/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən⁴⁵/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 粽
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡suŋ⁵¹/
	Harbin	/t͡suŋ⁵³/ /t͡səŋ⁵³/
	Tianjin	/t͡suŋ⁵³/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕyŋ²¹/
	Qingdao	/t͡səŋ⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡syuŋ³¹²/
	Xi'an	/t͡suŋ⁵³/
	Xining	/t͡suə̃²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/t͡suŋ¹³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡sũn¹³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡suŋ²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡soŋ³⁵/
	Chengdu	/t͡soŋ¹³/
	Guiyang	/t͡soŋ²¹³/
	Kunming	/t͡soŋ¹/
	Nanjing	/t͡soŋ⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡səŋ⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕyəŋ⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕyŋ³⁵/
	Hohhot	/t͡sũŋ⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡soŋ³⁵/
	Suzhou	/t͡soŋ⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/t͡soŋ⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/t͡soŋ⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡sʌ̃³²⁴/
	Tunxi	/t͡san⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
	Xiangtan	/t͡sən⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡suŋ⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡suŋ⁵³/
	Taoyuan	/t͡suŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡soŋ³⁵/
	Nanning	/t͡suŋ³³/
	Hong Kong	/t͡suŋ³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/t͡sɔŋ²¹/ /t͡saŋ²¹/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/t͡sɔyŋ²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/t͡sɔŋ³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/t͡saŋ²¹³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/taŋ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡suŋ^H/

Rime
Character	粽
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	作弄切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡suŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡səwŋH/
Li Rong	/t͡suŋH/
Wang Li	/t͡suŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡suŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zung3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsoːŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	粽
Reading #	1/1
No.	17891
Phonetic component	宗
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	糉
Old Chinese	/*ʔsoːŋs/
Notes	俗糉字

Definitions

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
Mandarin	Beijing	粽子
	Taiwan	粽子
	Tianjin	粽子
	Chengde	粽子
	Tangshan	粽子
	Cangzhou	粽子
	Baoding	粽子
	Shijiazhuang	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
	Dandong	粽子
	Jinzhou	粽子
	Dalian	粽子
	Yantai	粽子
	Yantai (Muping)	粽子
	Qingdao	粽子
	Lijin	粽子
	Zhucheng	粽子
	Jinan	粽子
	Jining	粽子
	Luoyang	粽子
	Wanrong	粽子
	Shangqiu	粽子
	Yuanyang	粽子
	Zhengzhou	粽
	Lingbao	粽子
	Xinyang	粽子
	Baihe	粽子
	Hanzhong	粽子
	Xi'an	粽子
	Baoji	粽子
	Yinchuan	粽子
	Tianshui	粽子
	Lanzhou	粽子
	Dunhuang	粽子
	Xining	粽子
	Hami	粽子
	Ürümqi	粽子
	Wuhan	粽子
	Yichang	粽子
	Xiangyang	粽子
	Tianmen	粽子
	Hong'an	粽子
	Chengdu	粽子
	Nanchong	粽子
	Dazhou	粽子
	Hanyuan	粽子
	Xichang	粽子
	Zigong	粽子
	Chongqing	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
Anqing	粽子
Xuzhou	粽子
Fuyang	粽子
Wuhu	粽子
Yangzhou	粽子
Lianyungang	粽子
Lianshui	粽子
Nanjing	粽子
Hefei	粽子
Nantong	粽子
Singapore	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)	粽
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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
Hengxian	粽
Hezhou (Pumen)	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
	Conghua (Lütian)	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
	Lishi	粽子
	Linfen	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
Min Bei	Jian'ou	粽
Min Dong	Fuzhou	粽, 裹粽, 角黍 suburbs
	Fuqing	粽
Min Nan	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	Shaxi (Longdu)	粽
	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

Compounds

粽仔 粽子 (zòngzi) 粿粽 (guǒzòng) 肉粽 (ròuzòng)

裹蒸粽 角粽 粽粑葉／粽粑叶 粽葉／粽叶

縛粽／缚粽 (pa̍k-chàng) (Min Nan) 鹹肉粽／咸肉粽 (xiánròuzòng) 鹼水粽／碱水粽 (jiǎnshuǐzòng) 鹼粽／碱粽 (jiǎnzòng)

Descendants

• → Thai: จ้าง (jâang)

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)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Japanese

Alternative forms

Kanji in this term
粽
ちまき Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

• 茅巻, 茅巻き

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)

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.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) ちまき [chìmákí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕima̠kʲi]

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) 

1. a surname

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja

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

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Vietnamese

Han character

粽: Hán Nôm readings: tông, tống

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