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类

lèi

HSK 5 Character Traditional 類

What 类 means

1. kind; type; class; category
2. (classifier) kind; type
3. bound formto resemble; to be similar to

Example sentences

• 物以类聚。
  Wùyǐlèijù.
  Birds of a feather flock together.
• 鸟类飞行。
  Birds fly.
• 出类拔萃！
  Outstanding!
• 同类不相残。
  Tónglèi bù xiāng cán.
  A dog does not eat a dog.
• 他们是人类。
  They are human.
• 这是鸟类庇护所。
  Zhè shì niǎolèi bìhù suǒ.
  This is a bird sanctuary.

Words starting with 类

• 类似lèi sìsimilar; analogous
• 类型lèi xíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type
• 类别lèi biéclassification; category
• 类比lèi bǐanalogy; (Taiwan; electronics) analog
• 类推lèi tuīto reason by analogy
• 类同lèi tóngto resemble; to be similar to
• 类书lèi shūreference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category…
• 类目lèi mùcategory
• 类球面lèi qiú miànprolate spheroid (math.)
• 类星体lèi xīng tǐquasar
• 类地行星lèi dì xíng xīngterrestrial planet
• 类器官lèi qì guānorganoid (regenerative medicine)
• 类金属lèi jīn shǔmetalloid (chemistry)
• 类毒素lèi dú sùtoxoid
• 类似点lèi sì diǎnresemblance
• 类木行星lèi mù xíng xīngJovian planet
• 类属词典lèi shǔ cí diǎnthesaurus
• 类篇Lèi piānLeipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang 司马光
• 类风湿因子lèi fēng shī yīn zǐrheumatoid factor
• 类乌齐县Lèi wū qí XiànRiwoche, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市
• 类语辞典lèi yǔ cí diǎnthesaurus
• 类固醇lèi gù chúnsteroid
• 类黄酮lèi huáng tóngflavonoid (biochemistry)
• 类人猿lèi rén yuánhominid

Words containing 类

• 人类rén lèihumanity; human race; mankind
• 之类zhī lèiand so on; and such
• 分类fēn lèito classify
• 各类gè lèiall categories
• 种类zhǒng lèikind; genus; type
• 此类cǐ lèithis kind; these kinds; such
• 同类tóng lèisimilar; same type; alike
• 大类dà lèimain type; main class; main category
• 肉类ròu lèimeat
• 诸如此类zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
• 鸟类niǎo lèibirds
• 归类guī lèito classify; to categorize
• 人类学rén lèi xuéanthropology
• 败类bài lèiscum of a community; degenerate
• 鱼类yú lèifishes
• 门类mén lèicategory; kind; class
• 出类拔萃chū lèi bá cuìto excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
• 不伦不类bù lún bù lèiout of place; inappropriate; incongruous
• 分门别类fēn mén bié lèi(idiom) to organize by categories; to classify
• 豆类dòu lèibean
• 禽类qín lèibird species; birds
• 黑五类hēi wǔ lèithe "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants…
• 贝类bèi lèishellfish; mollusks
• 球类qiú lèiball sports

Characters that look like 类

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

• 卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort
• 奖jiǎngprize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise; to award…
• 柔róusoft; flexible; supple
• 栗lì(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear
• 桨jiǎngoar; paddle
• 奕yìabundant; graceful

Sounds the same

Read lèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 累tired; weary; to strain
• 泪(bound form) tears; teardrops
• 肋(bound form) rib; Taiwan pr. lè
• 擂(bound form) platform for a martial art contest; Taiwan pr. léi
• 礧roll stone down hill; stone pile
• 颣flaw; knot
• 酹pour out libation; sprinkle