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种

zhǒng

HSK 3 Character Traditional 種

What 种 means

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

Other readings

种 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhòngto plant; to grow; to cultivate

Example sentences

• 你妈杂种!
  Nǐ mā zázhǒng!
  You fucking bastard!
• 我爸种水稻。
  Wǒ bà zhǒng shuǐdào.
  My father grows rice.
• 换种方式说。
  Say it in another way.
• 别谈这种事。
  Don't talk about such a thing.
• 她种了玫瑰。
  She grew roses.
• 这是种重药。
  This is a serious medicine.

Words starting with 种

• 种子zhǒng ziseed
• 种族zhǒng zúrace; ethnic group
• 种类zhǒng lèikind; genus; type
• 种植zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
• 种地zhòng dìto farm; to work the land
• 种田zhòng tiánto farm; farming
• 种菜zhòng càito grow vegetables
• 种族歧视zhǒng zú qí shìracial discrimination; racism
• 种花zhòng huāto grow flowers; (dialect) to vaccinate; (dialect) to grow cotton
• 种群zhǒng qúnpopulation (of a species); community (of animals or plants)
• 种马zhǒng mǎstallion; stud horse
• 种族主义zhǒng zú zhǔ yìracism
• 种种zhǒng zhǒngall kinds of
• 种系zhǒng xìevolutionary line; line of descent
• 种小名zhǒng xiǎo míng(biology) specific epithet
• 种本名zhǒng běn míng(biology) specific epithet
• 种子选手zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒuseeded player
• 种草zhòng cǎo(neologism; slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media)
• 种族清除zhǒng zú qīng chúethnic cleansing
• 种族主义者zhǒng zú zhǔ yì zhěracist (person)
• 种族中心主义zhǒng zú zhōng xīn zhǔ yìethnocentrism
• 种子岛Zhǒng zi dǎoTanegashima, Japanese Island off Kyushu, the Japanese space launch site
• 种牙zhòng yádental implant
• 种差zhǒng chādeterminant (characteristic of a species)

Words containing 种

• 各种gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
• 品种pǐn zhǒngbreed; variety
• 播种bō zhòngto grow (maize etc) from seed; to plant (maize etc) by sowing seed
• 某种mǒu zhǒngsome kind (of)
• 多种duō zhǒngmany kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
• 各种各样gè zhǒng gè yàngvarious kinds; all sorts
• 语种yǔ zhǒnglanguage type (in a classification)
• 物种wù zhǒngspecies
• 特种tè zhǒngparticular kind; special type
• 人种rén zhǒngrace (of people)
• 多种多样duō zhǒng duō yàngmanifold; all sorts; many and varied
• 杂种zá zhǒnghybrid; mixed breed; bastard
• 接种jiē zhòngto be vaccinated; to be inoculated
• 耕种gēng zhòngto till; to cultivate
• 工种gōng zhǒngkind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)
• 风情万种fēng qíng wàn zhǒng(idiom) captivating; charming
• 火种huǒ zhǒngtinder; source of a fire; inflammable material
• 树种shù zhǒngtree species
• 栽种zāi zhòngto plant; to grow
• 变种biàn zhǒng(biology) a mutation; a variety; a variant; a variety
• 良种liáng zhǒngimproved type; good breed; pedigree
• 特种部队tè zhǒng bù duì(military) special forces
• 纯种chún zhǒngpurebred
• 特种兵tè zhǒng bīngcommando; special forces soldier

Characters built on 中

These share the phonetic component 中 (zhōng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 冲chōng(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse
• 钟zhōnghandleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 钟
• 仲zhòngsecond month of a season; middle; intermediate
• 虫chónglower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures…
• 忠zhōngloyal; devoted; faithful
• 肿zhǒngto swell; swelling; swollen
• 衷zhōnginner feelings
• 忡chōnggrieved; distressed; sad

Characters that look like 种

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished
• 肿zhǒngto swell; swelling; swollen
• 狩shòuto hunt; to go hunting (as winter sport in former times); hunting dog
• 绅shēnmember of gentry
• 秤chēngto weigh (variant of 称
• 矜jīnto boast; to esteem; to sympathize

Sounds the same

Read zhǒng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 肿to swell; swelling; swollen
• 冢mound; burial mound; senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)
• 踵to arrive; to follow; heel
• 尰swell