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  1. 种 is the 57th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (mouth), (line)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhong3 - seed/species/kind/type/classifier: type, kind, sort
  2. zhong4 - to plant/to grow/to cultivate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 种 (zhong3): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 种 (zhong3): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 种 (zhong4): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 种 (zhong4): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

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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  1. 类 is the 311th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 55 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rice), (big)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lei4 - kind/type/class/category/similar/like/to resemble

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

之类 (之類)
人类 (人類)
 ()
类似 (類似)
类型 (類型)

Medium Frequency

不伦不类 (不倫不類)
出类拔萃 (出類拔萃)
分类 (分類)
另类 (另類)
品类 (品類)
败类 (敗類)
归类 (歸類)
物以类聚 (物以類聚)
禽类 (禽類)
种类 (種類)
谷类 (穀類)
肉类 (肉類)
菌类 (菌類)
诸如此类 (諸如此類)
豆类 (豆類)
贝类 (貝類)
类别 (類別)
类推 (類推)
类比 (類比)
鱼类 (魚類)
鸟类 (鳥類)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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