种 (zhǒng): meaning and stroke order
种 (zhǒng) means seed, species, kind, type, classifier for types, kinds, sorts, to plant, to grow.
种
- Simplified
- 种
- Traditional
- 種
- Pinyin
- zhǒng · zhòng
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Stroke order of 种
种
- zhǒng seed; species
- zhòng to plant; to grow
- 9 strokes
- Traditional form: 種
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Meaning of 种
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zhǒng
Traditional 種
- seed
- species
- kind
- type
- classifier for types, kinds, sorts
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zhòng
Traditional 種
- to plant
- to grow
- to cultivate
Radical and structure
- 种
- Radical 禾 (Kangxi radical 115) · 9 strokes · 禾 on the left, 中 on the right
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Words with 种
- 各种 gè zhǒng every kind of; all kinds of; various
- 蚕种 cán zhǒng silkworm eggs
- 物种 wù zhǒng species
种 in our stories
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在中国的传说里，麒麟是一种很特别的神兽。
zài Zhōngguó de chuánshuō lǐ qílín shì yì zhǒng hěn tèbié de shénshòu
In Chinese legend, the qilin is a very special mythical beast.
From the story The qilin HSK 4
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爷爷来店里，给他讲了一个老故事：一个农民看见兔子撞死在树下，就天天守在树旁边，再也不种地了。
yéye lái diàn lǐ gěi tā jiǎng le yí gè lǎo gùshi yí gè nóngmín kànjiàn tùzi zhuàng sǐ zài shù xià jiù tiāntiān shǒu zài shù pángbiān zài yě bú zhòng dì le
His grandfather came to the shop and told him an old story: a farmer saw a hare run into a tree and die, so he sat by the tree every day and never worked his field again.
From the story Waiting by the tree stump HSK 4
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洪水终于退了，百姓能重新种地、盖房子。人们感激他，后来推举他做了首领。
hóngshuǐ zhōngyú tuì le bǎixìng néng chóngxīn zhòng dì gài fángzi rénmen gǎnjī tā hòulái tuījǔ tā zuò le shǒulǐng
At last the flood receded, and people could farm and build again. They were so grateful that they later chose him as their leader.
From the story Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6
Stories using 种
- The qilin HSK 4
- Waiting by the tree stump HSK 4
- Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6
- Nüwa mends the sky HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Two homes HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- The bow's reflection in the cup HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).