Chinese symbol for “various”
各种
gè zhǒng
Traditional: 各種
every kind of; all kinds of; various
The closest CC-CEDICT match for various is 各种 (gè zhǒng), defined as: every kind of; all kinds of; various.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “various”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 各个 (各個) | gè gè | every; various |
| 诸般 (諸般) | zhū bān | various; many different kinds of |
| 诸色 (諸色) | zhū sè | various; all kinds |
| 诸 (諸) | zhū | all; various |
| 杂 (雜) | zá | mixed; miscellaneous |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 各种.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 各国 (各國) | gè guó | each country; every country |
| 各地 | gè dì | in all parts of (a country); various regions |
| 各位 | gè wèi | everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc) |
| 各个 (各個) | gè gè | every; various |
| 各自 | gè zì | each; respective |
| 这种 (這種) | zhè zhǒng | this kind of |
| 一种 (一種) | yī zhǒng | one kind of; one type of |
| 那种 (那種) | nà zhǒng | that kind of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “various”.
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