zhǒng, zhòng

seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts

Radical: 禾 HSK 3 q, v, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

种 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 种

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 种.

一种
yī zhǒng
one kind of
乙种
yǐ zhǒng
beta- or type 2
亚种
yà zhǒng
subspecies (taxonomy)
人种
rén zhǒng
race (of people)
传种
chuán zhǒng
to reproduce
保种
bǎo zhǒng
兵种
bīng zhǒng
(military) branch of the armed forces
冤种
yuān zhǒng
变种
biàn zhǒng
mutation
各种
gè zhǒng
every kind of
品种
pǐn zhǒng
breed
坏种
huài zhǒng
bad kind

Related characters (radical 禾)

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