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种

zhòng

to plant; to grow

A person planting seeds
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

  • 我种花了。 Wǒ zhòng huā le. I planted flowers.
  • 他种树。 Tā zhòng shù. He plants trees.
  • 妈妈种菜。 Māma zhòng cài. Mom grows vegetables.

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