種 = 禾 + 重

種 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “seed”. It is built from 禾 (grain still on stalk) and 重 (heavy).

Keyword: seed
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhǒng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: семя
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 種 species

Decomposition

ids

禾 grain still on stalk
重 heavy

How to find 種 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain still on stalk” + “heavy”. 種 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 種 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.