zhǒng

kind; type; species

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 57th character
Radical ⽲ (115.4)
Strokes 9
Index # 1549
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

种 zhǒng
  1. 1. kind
  2. 2. type
  3. 3. species
  4. 4. seed
  5. 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts
种 zhòng
  1. 1. to grow
  2. 2. to plant
  3. 3. to cultivate

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Words containing 种

Word Meaning
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to interplant
to have guts; plucky; (coll.) to have character
(agriculture) to introduce a new plant variety
(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety
an affectionate person; affectionate
seed dressing
seed collecting
many kinds; numerous types
Wen Zhong, ancient Chinese statesman
colored races
a mechanical planter (for rice, plants)
type species (used to define a genus in taxonomy)
cowardly; not to have the guts (to do sth)
to soak seeds (to make them germinate)
hybrid; mixed-breed
water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese tāng zhǒng yudane)
genocide
genocide
endangered species
CITES
Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
Special Air Service (SAS)
SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics); riot police