藻类

藻類

zǎolèi

noun #34,433

Meanings

1 algae
2 algal organisms

Characters

algae; aquatic plant

Examples

HSK 4

藻类是地球上最早的植物之一。

Zǎolèi shì dìqiú shàng zuì zǎo de zhíwù zhīyī.

Algae are among the earliest plants on Earth.

HSK 6

海水里有各种各样的藻类。

Hǎishuǐ lǐ yǒu gèzhǒnggèyàng de zǎolèi.

There are all kinds of algae in seawater.

Tips

memory

藻 (algae / aquatic plants, the 艹 'grass' radical signals it's a plant) + 类 (kind / category) = the algae category. Same 类 you see in 人类 (humanity), 鸟类 (birds), 鱼类 (fish) - generic biological grouping suffix.

Stroke Order

藻 zǎo

类 lèi