How is 种 pronounced?

种 is pronounced “zhǒng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 种?

种 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 种?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 种 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3measure wordverb

种

Traditional: 種

zhǒng

种 (zhǒng) means “seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character (traditional 種) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这种东西。

Zhè zhǒng dōngxi.

This kind of thing.

Words containing 种

播种bō zhǒngto sow seeds 种类zhǒng lèikind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class 品种pǐn zhǒngbreed; variety 各种gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various 种子zhǒng ziseed 种族zhǒng zúrace; ethnic group 种植zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate 种种zhǒng zhǒngall kinds of 多种duō zhǒngmany kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-

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Frequently asked questions

What does 种 mean?: 种 (zhǒng) means “seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 种 pronounced?: 种 is pronounced “zhǒng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 种?: 种 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 种?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 种 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27