zhān
𫗴

Meaning of 𫗴

𫗴 means thick porridge; gruel (esp. in ancient times). Pronounced zhān.

  • thick porridge; gruel (esp. in ancient times)

Definitions & Examples

dài
pín
mín
cháng
zhān
zhōu
guǒ
 

In ancient times, poor people often filled their stomachs with thick porridge.

Kǒng
shuō
 
shí
zhī
 
zhān
shì
 

Confucius said, regarding food, thick porridge was sufficient for this purpose.

měi
zhǐ
shí
zhān
 
shēng
huó
wéi
qīng
 

He ate only thin gruel every day, living an extremely austere life.

Measure Words

/ wǎn
Primary
/ guō