Radical:

meaning for zhòng:

  • - to plant
  • - to grow
  • - to cultivate

meaning for zhǒng:

  • - seed
  • - species
  • - kind
  • - type
  • - classifier for types, kinds, sorts

jīngtōng精通
zhòng
yǔyán语言

She is proficient in five languages.


wǒmen我们
zhèngzài正在
zhòng
xīguā西瓜

We are growing watermelons in the soil.


wǒmen我们
zhòng
le
yīkēshù一棵树

We planted a tree.


wǒmen我们
kěyǐ可以
zài
nàr那儿
zhòng
yìdiǎnr一点儿
huā

Let's grow some flowers over there.


pǔtōnghuà普通话
de
tèzhēng特征
zhīyī之一
shì
zhòng
shēngdiào声调

One of the characteristics of Mandarin is its four tones.