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种类

zhǒnglèi

kind; category

Baskets with different fruits
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Characters in this word

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

类 lèi

Strokes
9
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 大 big, great, vast, high, deep

Example phrases

  • 种类很多。 Zhǒnglèi hěn duō. There are many kinds.
  • 这是什么种类? Zhè shì shénme zhǒnglèi? What kind is this?
  • 水果种类多。 Shuǐguǒ zhǒnglèi duō. There are many kinds of fruit.

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