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1.

Animated Stroke Order 类

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How to write 类 — animated stroke order

2.

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类 stroke order diagram

3.

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类

类=

4.

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5.

How to Use 类

Words for categories and types

Nouns that refer to a group or kind of things.

人类 • rén lèi • humanity • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 类

类别 • lèi bié • classification

HSK 3.0 · L6

lèi类

bié

7.

Example Sentences

rén人

lèi类

xū需

yào要

bǎo保

hù护

dì

Information

Pinyinlèi

Meaningkind, type, category, class

Strokes9

Radical米

Traditional類

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1396

Zhuyinㄌㄟˋ

UnicodeU+7C7B

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Grains (米) that are similar and grouped together (犬) — a category or kind.

rén人

lèi类

humanity

种类 • zhǒng lèi • kind • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǒng种

lèi类

kind

类型 • lèi xíng • type • HSK 5

HSK 5

lèi类

xíng型

type

Words for similarity and classification

Words that describe the action of classifying or being similar.

类似 • lèi sì • like; similar; analagous • HSK 6

HSK 6

lèi类

sì似

like; similar; analagous

分类 • fēn lèi • to classify • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

fēn分

lèi类

to classify

同类 • tóng lèi • similar • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

tóng同

lèi类

similar

别

classification

诸如此类 • zhū rú cǐ lèi • And so on / And such like

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhū诸

rú如

cǐ此

lèi类

And so on / And such like

地

qiú球

huán环

jìng境

。

Humanity needs to protect the Earth's environment.

qǐng请

bǎ把

zhè这

xiē些

shū书

fēn分

lèi类

zhěng整

lǐ理

hǎo好

。

Please classify and organize these books.

zhè这

liǎng两

gè个

wèn问

tí题

yǒu有

lèi类

sì似

zhī之

chù处

。

These two problems have similarities.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

shuǐ水

guǒ果

shǔ属

yú于

nǎ哪

yī一

lèi类

？

What category does this type of fruit belong to?

Zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

jiǎng讲

shù述

le了

yí一

gè个

yì异

lèi类

rú如

hé何

zhǎo找

dào到

zì自

jǐ己

de的

guī归

shǔ属

。

This movie tells how an outsider finds his place.

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HSK (3.0) Level 5

Characters from the same exam level.

凭pínglean on; depend on; evidence
齐qíneat, uniform, even, to make level
其qíthat, those; he, she, it; a particle
签qiānto sign
浅qiǎnlight [colour]; shallow
欠qiànyawn; owe; be behind with

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "lei".

儡lěipuppet, dummy
肋lèiribs; chest
擂lèirub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate
磊lěipile of stones, many stones
泪lèitear (from the eye)
蕾lěiflower bud

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "米".

糜mírice gruel, congee; mashed
粮liánggrain, food, provisions
粳jīngnon-glutinous rice
粟sùunhusked millet; grain
糖tángsugar
粉fěnpowder, cosmetic powder, starch

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