粽

See also: 糉 and 糭

粽	U+7CBD, 粽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CBD

← 粼
[U+7CBC]

CJK Unified Ideographs

精 →
[U+7CBE]

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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trad.		粽/糉/糭
simp.		粽
alternative forms		𥟡

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Glyph origin

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	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

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

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

Etymology

First attested in Fengsu Tongyi (195). Bencao Gangmu claimed it was derived from 棕 (zōng, “palm tree”) due to similar shapes of zongzi and palm tree leaves.

Pronunciation

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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/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡san⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡sən⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡suŋ⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡suŋ⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/t͡suŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡soŋ³⁵/
	Nanning	/t͡suŋ³³/
	Hong Kong	/t͡suŋ³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/t͡sɔŋ²¹/ /t͡saŋ²¹/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/t͡sɔyŋ²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/t͡sɔŋ³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/t͡saŋ²¹³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/taŋ³⁵/

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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
Baxter	tsuwngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡suŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡səwŋ^H/
Li Rong	/t͡suŋ^H/
Wang Li	/t͡suŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡suŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zung³

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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

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

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

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zong⁴

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): zòng

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): zōn
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung^3-2 / zung³

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): zung²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): duung^4* / duung⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): zung⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chung

(Hailu, HRS): zung^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): zung⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): jyng³
Northern Min (KCR): co̤̿ng
Eastern Min (BUC): cáe̤ng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zang⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chàng

(Teochew, Peng'im): zang³

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): zang³ / zong¹
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zoeng³
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵tson / ¹tson
- (Jinhua): ⁵tson
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): zong⁴

(Loudi, Wiktionary): zeng⁴

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): zeng⁴

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/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: zòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suəŋ⁵³/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: zōn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zon⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁴⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - 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/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: zung²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³⁵/
- (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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chung
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊŋ⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jyng³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕyŋ⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: co̤̿ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cáe̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔyŋ²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zang⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (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/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: zang³ / zong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ²¹/, /t͡sɔŋ³⁵/

Note:

zang3 - vernacular;
zong1 - literary.

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: zoeng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡søŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tson
  - MiniDict: tson^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tson
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡soŋ³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /t͡soŋ³⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡soŋ⁵²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡soŋ³³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡soŋ⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡soŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Chongming)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson
  - MiniDict: tson^平
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tson
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʊŋ⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən⁴⁵/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: zeng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤŋ³⁵/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: zeng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤŋ³²⁴/

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: tsuwngH

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsoːŋs/

Definitions

粽

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

Synonyms

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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
Huizhou	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
Eastern Min	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
	Guilin (Biyange)	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
Puxian Min	Putian	粽
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	粽
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	粽
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	粽
	Xianyou	粽
	Xianyou (Fengting)	粽
	Xianyou (Youyang)	粽
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	粽
Zhongshan Min	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 (Songjiang)	粽子
	Shanghai (Jiading)	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
	Hengyang	粽子
	Quanzhou	粽粑, 粽子
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	粽子

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

Compounds

粽仔
粽子 (zòngzi)
粽粑葉 / 粽粑叶
粿粽 (guǒzòng)
粽葉 / 粽叶
縛粽 / 缚粽 (pa̍k-chàng) (Min Nan)
肉粽 (ròuzòng)
裹蒸粽 (guǒzhēngzòng)
角粽
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–

Kanji

粽

(Hyōgai kanji)

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)

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粽
ちまき Hyōgai
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Alternative spellings
茅巻茅巻き

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粽 on Japanese Wikipedia

Chimaki on Wikipedia

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

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

Noun

粽(ちまき) • (chimaki)

a rice cake or dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
zongzi
Synonym: 中国粽 (Chūgoku-jimaki)
(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

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)

Proper noun

粽(ちまき) • (Chimaki)

a surname

References

[1]
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
[2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Hanja

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

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Han character

粽: Hán Nôm readings: tông, tống

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[DJS-1] [1]
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] [2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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