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种

zhǒng

kind; type

Three different seeds side by side
Memory picture

Character

种 zhǒng

Strokes
9
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 中 central
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这种花很香。 Zhè zhǒng huā hěn xiāng. This kind of flower smells nice.
  • 那种茶好喝。 Nà zhǒng chá hǎo hē. That kind of tea tastes good.
  • 一种鸟来了。 Yì zhǒng niǎo lái le. A kind of bird came.

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