Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
種
zhǒng, zhòng
Description
“种”是一个常用字，可以指植物的种子，也可以用来数不同的类别。
"种" is a common character that can mean plant seeds or be used to count different categories.
读第四声的时候，它是动词，意思是把种子放进土里。
When pronounced with the fourth tone, "种" is a verb meaning to put seeds into the soil.
Meanings
种zhǒng
kind; type (measure word)
这种水果很甜。
This fruit is very sweet.
种子zhǒngzi
seed of a plant
我在花园里种下了一些种子。
I planted some seeds in the garden.
种zhòng
to plant; to grow (verb)
农民在地里种菜。
The farmer is growing vegetables in the field.
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Notes
- Reading
种 is zhǒng as a noun/measure word, zhòng as the verb 'to plant'.
- Nuance
as a measure word, 种 counts categories or kinds, not individual objects.
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