= yu + Ø4
see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]
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zhōu = zh + ou1
congee / gruel / porridge / CL:碗[wan3]
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How to pronounce 粥

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

粥 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
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= mi + Ø3
rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 粥 as component

= yu + Ø4
to sell, esp. in strained circumstances
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Words with 粥

(lit.) a pot of porridge / (fig.) a complete mess
water gruel / thin porridge
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply

Sentences with 粥

粥 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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