种

Character

种 zhǒng · zhòng

HSK 3Character2 readings

a kind or type of thing

Radical: 禾
Strokes: 9
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 禾中
Traditional: 種
Frequency: #197 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

zhǒngMain reading zhòngReading 2 · HSK 4

zhǒng

zhong3Main readingHSK 3

a kind or type of thing
measure word for kinds and types, as in 一种 or 三种

Examples

这种水果很好吃。
zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ hěn hǎo chī
This kind of fruit is very tasty.
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我喜欢两种茶。
wǒ xǐ huān liǎng zhǒng chá
I like two kinds of tea.
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这是一种新的手机。
zhè shì yī zhǒng xīn de shǒu jī
This is a new kind of mobile phone.
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Words that use “种” as zhǒng

各种gè zhǒngall kinds ofWordHSK 3 种子zhǒng zia seedWordHSK 3 多种duō zhǒngmany different kinds of somethingWordHSK 4 种类zhǒng lèia kind or type of thingWordHSK 4 品种pǐn zhǒnga type of animal, like a kind of dog or catWordHSK 5 种种zhǒng zhǒngmany different kinds of one thingWordHSK 6 种族zhǒng zúraceWordHSK 7–9 一种yī zhǒngone kind ofWord

zhòng

zhong4Reading 2HSK 4

HSK 4 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 种 can sit at a different level.

to plant CC-CEDICT
to grow CC-CEDICT
to cultivate CC-CEDICT

Words that use “种” as zhòng

种植zhòng zhíto plantWordHSK 4 套种tào zhòngto interplantWord 引种yǐn zhǒngto introduce a new variety of plant or animalWord+1 reading 接种jiē zhòngto be vaccinatedWord 播种bō zhǒngto sow seedsWord+1 reading 栽种zāi zhòngto plantWord 种地zhòng dìto farmWord 种树zhòng shùto plant treesWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 禾

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種zhǒng 科kē 称chēng 稱chēng 程chéng 穫huò 积jī 積jī 移yí 秘mì 秀xiù 穀gǔ

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