粽 = 米 + 宗

粽 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “dumpling made of glutinous rice”. It is built from 米 (hulled or husked uncooked rice) and 宗 (lineage).

Keyword: dumpling made of glutinous rice
Pinyin (Mandarin): zòng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: пельмени из клейкого риса

Decomposition

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米 hulled or husked uncooked rice
宗 lineage

How to find 粽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hulled or husked uncooked rice” + “lineage”. 粽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 粽 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.