种类

Etymology · 词源

“种”的历史构形可以这样理解：禾主要提示意义范围；中主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “类”的历史构形可以这样理解：米、犬主要提示意义范围；頁与现代简化字形有关。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“种类”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound. Simplified form of 種. Simplified form of 類. Depicts three different types of things that have different types, i.e. different types of rice (米), leaves (頁), and dogs (犬). The traditional component 頁 was removed for simplification. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 种类 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。