种 (zhǒng): seed, species, kind
种 (zhǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “seed.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (semantic) and 中 (phonetic). It ranks #57 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 种 grain. Its radical form 禾 (grain) appears in many related characters such as 秋 (qiū, autumn), 科 (kē, branch of study), 租 (zū, to hire).
Definitions
- seed
- species
- kind
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 种
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 各种pronoun | gè zhǒng | every kind of | 4 |
| 种子noun | zhǒng zi | seed | 5 |
| 种类noun | zhǒng lèi | kind | 5 |
| 品种noun | pǐn zhǒng | breed | 5 |
| 种植verb | zhòng zhí | to plant | 5 |
| 播种verb | bō zhǒng | to sow seeds | 6 |
| 种地verb | zhòng dì | to farm | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 这种 | zhè zhǒng | this kind of |
| 那种 | nà zhǒng | that kind of |
| 某种 | mǒu zhǒng | some kind (of) |
| 杂种 | zá zhǒng | hybrid |
| 种族 | zhǒng zú | race |
| 物种 | wù zhǒng | species |
| 种种 | zhǒng zhǒng | all kinds of |
| 变种 | biàn zhǒng | (biology) a mutation |
| 孬种 | nāo zhǒng | coward |
| 种马 | zhǒng mǎ | stallion |
| 多种 | duō zhǒng | many kinds of |
| 人种 | rén zhǒng | race (of people) |
| 有种 | yǒu zhǒng | to have guts |
| 接种 | jiē zhòng | to be vaccinated |
| 火种 | huǒ zhǒng | tinder |
种 appears in 100 compound words: 26 as the first character, 72 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 种 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions
Example Sentences
这种新型材料既轻便又坚固，非常适合做航空器材。
Zhè zhǒng xīnxíng cáiliào jì qīngbiàn yòu jiāngù, fēicháng shìhé zuò hángkōng qìcái.
This new type of material is both lightweight and sturdy, very suitable for aviation equipment.
...“CP值最高商务饭店”是它!日媒:给人一种安心感
. . . C P zhí zuì gāo shāng wù fàn diàn shì tā ! rì méi : gěi rén yī zhǒng ān xīn gǎn
"The best business hotel with the best CP value" is it! Japanese media: It gives people a sense of security
爱读书的工地大叔走红后第一个春节:继续种地、看书,..
ài dòu shū de gōng dì dà shū zǒu hóng hòu dì yī gè chūn jié jì xù zhǒng dì kàn shū , . .
The Book-Loving Construction Worker's First Spring Festival After Going Viral: Continuing Farming and Reading...
...烧出的“团聚”,藏着最浓的奉贤年味丨有一种..
. . . shāo chū de tuán jù , zàng zhe zuì nóng de fèng xián nián wèi 丨 yǒu yī zhǒng . .
...The "reunion" forged through cooking holds the most profound essence of Fengxian's New Year spirit丨There is a kind of...
把年味种在“商城之心”,在商博遇见另一种团圆
bǎ nián wèi zhǒng zài shāng chéng zhī xīn , zài shāng bó yù jiàn lìng yī zhǒng tuán yuán
Plant the festive spirit in the "Heart of the Mall," Where commerce meets reunion in a different way.
“儿时埋下一颗种子要为国争光”,徐梦桃五战冬奥,卫..
ér shí mái xià yī kē zhǒng zǐ yāo wéi guó zhēng guāng , xú mèng táo wǔ zhàn dōng ào , wèi . .
"Childhood buried a seed to fight for the country", Xu Mengtao five winter Olympics, defending...
说谎总是一种罪吗？
Shuōhuǎng zǒngshì yīzhǒng zuì ma?
Is it always a sin to tell a lie?
这种昆虫在英语中叫什么？
Zhèzhǒng kūnchóng zài Yīngyǔ zhōng jiào shénme?
What do you call this insect in English?
菜单上有多少种比萨？
Càidān shàng yǒu duōshao zhǒng bǐsà?
How many different kinds of pizzas are on the menu?
你擅长说哪种语言？
Nǐ shàncháng shuō nǎ zhǒng yǔyán?
What languages are you good at speaking?
Character Family
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