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ㄓㄨㄥ ˇ

zhǒng

type

種 is a 14 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zhǒng in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as zhòng.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (grain) and (heavy).

  • ㄓㄨㄥ ˇ

    zhǒng

    type

    • ㄏㄜ ˊ

      grain

    • ㄓㄨㄥ ˋ

      zhòng

      heavy

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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Solid-brass barley is a heavy type of grain.
by rollredcat

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I'm down with cultivating a heavy type of grain in the valley. Does the ju[dge own g]ood land for this?
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 種

zhǒng
zhòng

Definitions for 種 pronounced as zhǒng

  • seed
  • species
  • kind
  • type
  • classifier for types, kinds, sorts

Definitions for 種 pronounced as zhòng

  • to plant
  • to grow
  • to cultivate

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