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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhǒng

种

种

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measure word (kinds)

Numbered pinyin
zhong3
English meanings
m.[kind]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 禾; right 中.

  • Left

    禾
  • Right

    中
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Meaning & sound clues

禾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grain”.

中 is identified as the sound component (zhōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 种.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰禾中

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这zhǒng种huā花hěn很piàoliang漂亮。

    This kind of flower is pretty.

  2. 02

    zhǒng种shù树。

    Plant trees.

  3. 03

    zhǒng种tián田。

    Farm the land.

  4. 04

    sān三zhǒng种yánsè颜色。

    Three colors.

  5. 05

    zhǒng种xià下zhǒngzi种子。

    Plant the seeds.

  6. 06

    zhè这shì是yī一zhǒng种xíguàn习惯。

    This is a habit.

Explore words connected to this character.

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