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类
類
lèi
1. kind
2. type
3. class
4. category
5. similar
6. like
7. to resemble
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

类
lèi
category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

一类
yīlèi
same type
之类
zhīlèi
and so on
亚类
yàlèi
subtype
人类
rénlèi
humanity
HSK 5
刀类
dāolèi
knives
分类
fēnlèi
classification
另类
lìnglèi
offbeat
各类
gèlèi
all categories
同类
tónglèi
similar
品类
pǐnlèi
category
噍类
jiàolèi
a living being (esp. human)
大类
dàlèi
main type
败类
bàilèi
scum of a community
族类
zúlèi
clan
此类
cǐlèi
this kind
归类
guīlèi
to classify
汤类
tānglèi
soup dishes (on menu)
兽类
shòulèi
animals
球类
qiúlèi
ball sports
畜类
chùlèi
domestic animal

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
310
Word Frequency Rank
478 of 84,292

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