• 57th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% 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 'chóng' (chong2). It has the same pinyin final.
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 'chóng' (chong2). It has the same pinyin final.
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

 ()

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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  • 311th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lèi (lei4)kind • type • class • category • similar • like • to resemble

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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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)
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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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