粽
zòng
#5,035 most
frequent character
rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
粽 pairs 米 rice for meaning with 宗 zōng for sound. It first meant a dish of sticky rice in bamboo or reed leaves, then grew to leaf-wrapped rice dumplings.
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