How to say “seed” in Chinese
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“Seed” in Chinese is 种子, zhǒng zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
种子 is read zhǒng zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 中 zhōng hints at the sound. Its second reading is zhòng, “to plant”.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “种子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 种子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他在盆里种2了三颗种子tāzàipénlizhònglesānkēzhǒngziHe planted three seeds in a pot.
More words from the lesson “Flowers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “seed” in Chinese?
“Seed” in Chinese is 种子, pinyin zhǒngzi.
What does 种子 mean?
种子 (zhǒngzi) means “seed”.
How do you write 种子?
种子 is 2 characters: 种 (zhǒng) — kind, sort; seed; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 种子?
种子 is read zhǒngzi. Tones: zhǒng — third tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“seed” in the lesson “Flowers”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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