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粥
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porridge

HSK 6
Objects →Food
zhōu
イク、シュク、ジュク
かゆ、かい、ひさ.ぐ
죽, 육, 국
Depicts porridge being made from rice (米) around hot rising steam. Derived from 鬻.
Components
◎ characterless component+ 米 rice =
粥 porridge
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts hot steam rising.
米 Iconic component
mǐ rice
hulled or husked uncooked rice
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
粥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
粥 [yù]
see 葷粥|荤粥[Xūn​yù]
粥 [zhōu]
congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wǎn]
Japanese
粥 かゆ 、 しゅく 、 かい (old) 同音

noun

  1. thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
  2. breakfast (in Zen temples)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
若いときは貧乏でかゆをすすって暮らした。
When he was young, he was so poor that he virtually had to live on gruel.
Japanese Names
粥 いく
Iku unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (33)
一锅粥 [yī​guō​zhōu] #31,385
(lit.) a pot of porridge
一锅粥 [yī​guō​zhōu] #31,385
(lit.) a pot of porridge
粥样硬化 [zhōu​yàng​yìng​huà] #20,948
atherosclerosis
粥样硬化 [zhōu​yàng​yìng​huà] #20,948
atherosclerosis
稀粥 [xī​zhōu] #42,404
water gruel
腊八粥 [là​bā​zhōu] #32,598
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
腊八粥 [là​bā​zhōu] #32,598
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
僧多粥少 [sēng​duō​zhōu​shǎo] #67,105
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
八宝粥 [bā​bǎo​zhōu] #36,650
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
八宝粥 [bā​bǎo​zhōu] #36,650
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
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JAPANESE WORDS (21)
お粥 [おかゆ] #29,701
thin rice porridge
朝粥 [あさがゆ] #114,752
breakfast rice gruel
七草粥 [ななくさがゆ] #116,644
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
芋粥 [いもがゆ] #117,001
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes
白粥 [しらがゆ] #121,940
unflavored rice porridge
小豆粥 [あずきがゆ] #147,729
rice gruel with adzuki beans
粥状 [じゅくじょう] #161,313
arthero-
茶粥 [ちゃがゆ] #163,414
tea gruel
粥腹 [かゆばら] #222,059
surviving on rice gruel
望粥 [もちがゆ] #236,827
rice gruel with mochi
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KOREAN WORDS (2)
쇠粥
boiled cattle feed
흰粥
hinjuk