某种 (mǒu zhǒng) — a certain kind of, some kind of

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape shows 木 (tree) with 甘 (sweet); it was originally the form for a Chinese plum, and later became the form for 某.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

种 pairs 禾, which shows rice or grain and fits meanings like plant and seed, with 中, which gives its sound.