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种
種
zhǒng
1. seed
2. species
3. kind
4. type
5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

种
zhǒng
race, kind, breed; seed; to plant
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

种禽
zhǒngqín
cock
种薯
zhǒngshǔ
seed tuber
种块
zhǒngkuài
seed tuber
种畜
zhǒngchù
breeding stock (of animal species)
种花
zhònghuā
to grow flowers
种植
zhòngzhí
to plant
HSK 6
犬种
quǎnzhǒng
dog breed
留种
liúzhǒng
to keep a seed stock
白种
báizhǒng
the white race
种田
zhòngtián
to farm
种系
zhǒngxì
evolutionary line
种脐
zhǒngqí
hilum
种实
zhǒngshí
seed
种族
zhǒngzú
race
HSK 6
各种
gèzhǒng
every kind of
一种
yīzhǒng
one kind of
人种
rénzhǒng
race (of people)
品种
pǐnzhǒng
breed
HSK 6
异种
yìzhǒng
hetero-
坏种
huàizhǒng
bad kind

Example Sentences (1)

不同的国家有不同的文化，每种文化都有自己的特点。
bù tóng de guó jiā yǒu bù tóng de wén huà, měi zhǒng wén huà dōu yǒu zì jǐ de tè diǎn.
Different countries have different cultures, and each culture has its own characteristics.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

种
zhòng
to plant / to grow / to cultivate
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
56
Word Frequency Rank
114 of 84,292