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种

zhǒng

race, kind, breed; seed; to plant

🔤 Pictophonetic: 禾 (grain) provides meaning, 中 provides pronunciation
HSK 3 9 strokes Very Common (1%)
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禾
hé
cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
⿰禾中 i

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Component Tree i

hé
禾
cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
📷 Pictographic: A plant stalk with a sagging head
5 strokes
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
💡 Ideographic: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes HSK 1

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