This is the 185th most frequent Japanese word.
餃子
Japanese dumplings.
Here, 餃子 is the object of the verb 作りました (made), indicating what the speaker created.
私は今日の夕飯に餃子を作りました。
I made dumplings for dinner today.
In this case, 餃子 serves as the subject of the sentence, describing its classification.
餃子は中国料理の一種です。
Dumplings are a type of Chinese cuisine.
Here, 餃子 is part of the purpose clause, specifying what the speaker went to eat.