zhǒngzhòng

seed

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
禾 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

grain stalk

中 sound component

  Sound component

zhōngzhòng

  

central

Evolution

种 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
种 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhǒng

seed; race; offspring; to plant; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts

() 

zhòng

to grow; to cultivate

Most common words with 种
Freq.
Word
Meaning

seed

这种

this

各种

every kind of

那种

that

某种

some kind (of)