各种
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
各种 (gèzhǒng) · all kinds of
各种 (gèzhǒng) means “all kinds of; various”. It is written with 2 characters: 各 (each) + 种 (kind). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 各种 is built
The characters
各 gè · each
What 各 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Walking 夂 and talking 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
种 zhǒng · kind
What 种 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 中 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家店有各种水果。Zhè jiā diàn yǒu gèzhǒng shuǐguǒ.This shop has all kinds of fruit.
你喜欢各种运动吗？Nǐ xǐhuan gèzhǒng yùndòng ma?Do you like all kinds of sports?
Questions about 各种
What does 各种 mean?
各种 (gèzhǒng) means “all kinds of; various”.
How do you pronounce 各种?
各种 is pronounced gèzhǒng.
Which HSK level is 各种?
各种 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 各地gèdìall over
- 各位gèwèieveryone
- 各自gèzìeach
- 各个gègèevery
- 各抒己见gèshūjǐjiàneach expresses their own view
- 各gèeach
- 种子zhǒngziseed
- 多种duōzhǒngmany kinds of
- 种类zhǒnglèikind
- 种植zhòngzhíto plant
Learn 各种 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.