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种

Traditional: 種

zhǒng

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 3

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zhǒng · zung2 (Jyutping)

  1. seed
  2. species
  3. kind
  4. type
  5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts

zhòng · zung2 (Jyutping)

  1. to plant
  2. to grow
  3. to cultivate

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

种

Meaning
seed; race, breed; to plant
Radical
禾
Strokes
9
Components
⿰禾中
Cangjie
HDL
Four-corner
2590.6

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