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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)

类篇
Lèipiān
Leipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang [[司馬光|司马光<SīmǎGuāng>]] et al in 11th century
人类
rénlèi
humanity
HSK 5
雀类
quèlèi
finch (family Fringillidae)
类比
lèibǐ
analogy
蝶类
diélèi
butterfly (family)
败类
bàilèi
scum of a community
部类
bùlèi
category
门类
ménlèi
phylum or division (taxonomy)
类似
lèisì
similar
HSK 6
类书
lèishū
book by category
鱼类
yúlèi
fishes
麻类
málèi
bast fiber
词类
cílèi
parts of speech (grammar)
藻类
zǎolèi
algae
兽类
shòulèi
animals
这类
zhèlèi
this kind (of)
丑类
chǒulèi
villain
醣类
tánglèi
carbohydrate
谷类
gǔlèi
cereal
禽类
qínlèi
bird species

Metadata

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

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