种 Strokes Write it Listen 种 zhǒng seed; species; kind HSK 3 9 strokes Radical 禾 Sound + meaning 9 words Built from禾meaninghécereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk中soundzhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese How it works禾 hints at the meaning (grain), and 中 zhōng hints at the sound.