品种
Old HSK 6
品种 (pǐnzhǒng) · variety
品种 (pǐnzhǒng) means “variety; breed; kind”. It is written with 2 characters: 品 (article) + 种 (kind). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 品种 is built
The characters
品 pǐn · article
What 品 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Something that everyone is talking 口 about (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
这种苹果是新品种。Zhè zhǒng píngguǒ shì xīn pǐnzhǒng.This apple is a new variety.
超市里的商品品种很多。Chāoshì lǐ de shāngpǐn pǐnzhǒng hěn duō.The supermarket has a wide range of goods.
Questions about 品种
What does 品种 mean?
品种 (pǐnzhǒng) means “variety; breed; kind”.
How do you pronounce 品种?
品种 is pronounced pǐnzhǒng.
Which HSK level is 品种?
品种 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 商品shāngpǐngoods
- 食品shípǐnfood
- 作品zuòpǐnwork (of art or literature)
- 产品chǎnpǐnproduct
- 品质pǐnzhìquality
- 日用品rìyòngpǐndaily necessities
- 次品cìpǐndefective product
- 毒品dúpǐnillegal drugs
- 工艺品gōngyìpǐnhandicraft
- 品尝pǐnchángto taste
Learn 品种 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 138: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.