种(zhǒng)

HSK 39 strokesTrad. 種
Readingszhǒngzhòngchóng

seed

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǒng / zhòng / chóng
Meaning
seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
種

Origin & structure

Where 种 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰禾中

In this compound, the meaning comes from 禾 (grain); 中 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

禾hé中zhōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 种 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 种

Common words using 种 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gè各zhǒng种
HSK 3

every kind of; all kinds of; various

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duō多zhǒng种
HSK 4

many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-

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pǐn品zhǒng种
HSK 5

breed

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yī一zhǒng种

one kind of; one type of

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yǐ乙zhǒng种

type B; category B; second class or grade; beta-

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yà亚zhǒng种

subspecies (taxonomy)

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wáng亡guó国miè灭zhǒng种

country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction

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rén人zhǒng种

race (of people)

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