• 57th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǒng (zhong3)seed • species • kind • type • classifier: type, kind, sort
2. zhòng (zhong4)to plant • to grow • to cultivate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

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Medium Frequency

各种各样 (各種各樣)
品种 (品種)
物种 (物種)
特种兵 (特種兵)
种子 (種子)
种种 (種種)
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  • 1704th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhòng (Zhong4)surname Zhong
2. zhòng (zhong4)second month of a season • middle • intermediate • second amongst brothers

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhòng (zhong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

仲裁 
杜仲 
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  • 1790th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǒng (zhong3)to swell • swelling • swollen

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǒng (zhong3)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

水肿 (水腫)
浮肿 (浮腫)
消肿 (消腫)
肿瘤 (腫瘤)

Medium Frequency

囊肿 (囊腫)
红肿 (紅腫)
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肿块 (腫塊)
肿大 (腫大)
肿胀 (腫脹)
臃肿 (臃腫)
鼻青脸肿 (鼻青臉腫)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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