粥
zhōu
congee
gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]
bow (弓) + rice (米) + bow (弓) = rice stretched loose into congee
Rice grains soften and spread outward like a bow bending — the two 弓 on either side suggest the loose, flowing expansion of grains as they cook into porridge. 米 anchors the meaning in grain itself.
我早上喜欢喝一碗热粥。
wǒ zǎo shang xǐ huan hē yī wǎn rè zhōu。
I like to drink a bowl of hot congee in the morning.
她生病了，所以我给她煮了一锅粥。
tā shēng bìng le，suǒ yǐ wǒ gěi tā zhǔ le yī guō zhōu。
She was sick, so I cooked a pot of porridge for her.
Words with 粥
腊八粥
là bā zhōu
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
豌豆粥
wān dòu zhōu
pea gruel
𥻗粥
chá zhōu
gruel made from ground maize
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
一锅粥
yī guō zhōu
(lit.) a pot of porridge
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
动脉粥样硬化
dòng mài zhōu yàng yìng huà
atherosclerosis
施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn
to provide alms and rice (idiom)
煲电话粥
bāo diàn huà zhōu
to talk endlessly on the phone
燕麦粥
yàn mài zhōu
oatmeal