zongzi
zong·zi/ˈtsʊŋˈtsɪ/noun
zongzi is spelled Z-O-N-G-Z-I: 6 letters and 2 syllables (zong·zi). It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zongzi means “A traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a savoury or sweet filling, wrapped in large flat leaves, and cooked by steaming or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zongzi is zongzis.
How many letters and syllables are in zongzi?
| Letters | 6: Z-O-N-G-Z-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: zong·zi |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zongzi?
Zongzi appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zongzi?
- US /ˈtsʊŋˈtsɪ/
- US /ˈzʊŋzɪ/
Zongzi has 2 syllables, split zong·zi in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-zongzi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zongzi
- zongzis plural
- tsung-tze
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zongzi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a savoury or sweet filling, wrapped in large flat leaves, and cooked by steaming or boiling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zongzi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zongzi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does zongzi come from?
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 粽子 (zòngzi), from 粽 (zòng, “dumpling of glutinous rice wrapped in leaves”) + 子 (zi, diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).