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
乙种
yǐ zhǒng
亚种
yà zhǒng
人种
rén zhǒng
传种
chuán zhǒng
保种
bǎo zhǒng
兵种
bīng zhǒng
冤种
yuān zhǒng
变种
biàn zhǒng
各种
gè zhǒng
品种
pǐn zhǒng
坏种
huài zhǒng

Related characters (radical 禾)

Characters that share the radical .

Learn 种 in context

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages — free signup, all HSK levels.

Start free HSK 3 guide