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这种 (zhè zhǒng) — this kind of; this kind, this type

Definition

这种 points to a category or type ('this kind of'), not a single thing. Unlike 这 (this one), it groups by shared feature, and it pairs with 这类 when the category is more abstract or formal.

pronoun
this kind ofthis kindthis type

Examples

  • 这种。
    Wǒ xǐ huan zhè zhǒng chá.
    I like this kind of tea.
  • 这种。
    zhè zhǒng Wèn tí hěn jiǎn dān.
    This kind of problem is very simple.
  • 这种。
    Tā bù xǐ huan zhè zhǒng shēng huó.
    She doesn't like this kind of life.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
言
言yán這zhè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hérice
Sound part声符shēngfú
中
中zhōng种zhǒng
Same sound today

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

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Grammar

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