种
種zhǒng
HSK 3
#57 most
frequent character
abbr. for 物種|物种, genus, race, seed
noun
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
种 has 禾 grain as the meaning part and 中 zhōng as the sound part. Its first sense was a grain sown early and reaped late. From that came 'seed', 'type', 'lineage', and 'confidence'. Read zhòng, it means 'to plant'.
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Example Sentences
我喜欢这两种水果。
wǒ xǐhuān zhè liǎng zhǒng shuǐguǒ 。
I like these two kinds of fruit.
你可以选择任何一种颜色。
nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé rènhé yīzhǒng yánsè 。
You can choose any type of color.
这是一种新的动物。
zhè shì yīzhǒng xīnde dòngwù 。
This is a new species of animal.
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