補種

简 补种 · 繁 補種
Mandarin · pinyin bǔ zhòng

Meanings

  1. to reseed
  2. to resow
  3. to replant
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

補
Look up this written character
種
zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
补
bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
种
zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–4 · bu3 zhong4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

補種 · find source passages ↗ · 补种 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

verb

  1. to resow; to replant; to reseed
  2. (medicine) to catch up on a missed immunisation

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack