種 (zung2 zung3 | zhong3 zhong4) : seed; race; species; origin; guts; grow

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種

zung2 zung3

zhong3 zhong4

[粵] zung2 | [國] zhong3
[1] [n] (of plants) seed; strain
[2] [n] race; breed; species
[3] [n] guts; grit; courage
[4] [classifier] type; sort; class

[粵] zung3 | [國] zhong4
[1] [v] grow; plant; cultivate
[2] [v] vaccinate; receive vaccination

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 禾 (#115)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

種 / 种

This word has been viewed 12161 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jun 2015 19:40

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芒種 mong4 zung2 mang2 zhong3 = Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 6th-20th June

種子 zung2 zi2 zhong3 zi5 = seed

種地 zung3 dei6 zhong4 di4 = to farm; to till the land; to work the land

耕種 gaang1 zung3 geng1 zhong4 = plough and sow

落種 lok6 zung2 = seed

種子田 zung2 zi2 tin4 zhong3 zi5 tian2 = seedbed

一種 jat1 zung2 yi1 zhong3 = a kind of; a sort of; a species of; a type of

種田 zung3 tin4 zhong4 tian2 = till the soil; cultivate land

有色人種 jau5 sik1 jan4 zung2 you3 se4 ren2 zhong3 = coloured race

種族歧視 zung2 zuk6 kei4 si6 zhong3 zu2 qi2 shi4 = racial discrimination
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烏龍茶係茶嘅一種。粵
烏龍茶 is a type of tea.

肉是一種食物, 它取自動物。國
Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.

對於他這種地位的人來說, 這樣的行為是不莊重的。國
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.

舊底呢種玩具風靡一時，而家唔興㗎喇。粵
This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.

請捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.

生果係一種有益健康嘅食物粵
Fresh fruit is a kind of food that's beneficial to health.

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
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旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

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Decimal representation of this word: 種
Unicode code for this character: U+7a2e (off-site link)

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