类 (lèi)
kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to
- HSK 3.1 level 3
- 9 strokes
Etymology
Simplified form of 類. Phonosemantic compound. 犬 represents the meaning and 頪 represents the sound.
Components
- 米 (simplified) — Shorthand for 頪, the sound component in the traditional character 頪.
- 大 (simplified) — Shorthand for 犬, the meaning component in the traditional character 頪.