種子

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See also: 种子

Chinese

 
to plant; to cultivate; kind
to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (種子)
simp. (种子)
alternative forms 種籽种籽
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Pronunciation


Noun

種子

  1. (botany) seed (Classifier: m c;  m)
  2. (archaic, often derogatory) seed; offspring; descendant; son (Classifier: m)
  3. (選手, 球員) (sports) seeded player (Classifier: m)
  4. (computing) seed (in a peer-to-peer network) (Classifier: m)
  5. (文件, 檔案, ) (computing) torrent (set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network)

Synonyms

  • (botany): (Northeastern Mandarin) 籽種籽种 (zǐzhǒng)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゅ)() (shushi

  1. (botany) Synonym of (tane, seed) (fertilized grain)

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