种

zhǒng

HSK 34 readings

“Seed” in Chinese is 种 (zhǒng).

Other characters with the syllable zhong: see all 10 →

Meaning

seed
species
kind

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type
classifier for types, kinds, sorts
to plant
to grow
to cultivate

Example

他很高兴能通过各种方法在人生中取得成功。

He was glad to avail himself of any means to succeed in life.

From 各种 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zhǒngseed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts
zhòngto plant / to grow / to cultivate
chóngsurname Chong (variant)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 种

各种gèzhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; variousHSK 3 种子zhǒngziseedHSK 3 多种duō zhǒngmany kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-HSK 4 种类zhǒnglèikindHSK 4 种植zhòngzhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivateHSK 4 品种pǐnzhǒngbreedHSK 5 种种zhǒngzhǒngall kinds ofHSK 6 种族zhǒngzúrace; ethnic groupHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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