Zongzi in Chinese (Mandarin): 粽子 (zòngzi)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 粽子

• 粽

  Zongzi, a rice dumpling. 米 (rice) is on the left.

  14 strokes

• 子

  A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.

  3 strokes

粽子 are sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, eaten at the Dragon Boat Festival, 端午节.

More examples with 粽子

• 粽子是三角形的。

  Zòngzi shì sānjiǎoxíng de.

  Zongzi are triangle-shaped.

• 奶奶包粽子。

  Nǎinai bāo zòngzi.

  Grandma wraps zongzi.

How to write 粽子 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.