種子

See also: 种子

Chinese

	to plant; to cultivate; kind to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (種子)	種	子
simp. (种子)	种	子
alternative forms	種籽／种籽

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǒngzi, zhǒngzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄗ, ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung² zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chúng-chṳ́
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chéng-chí
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tson-tsy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǒngzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǒngzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: chung³-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: jǔng-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joong.tzy
  - Palladius: чжунцзы (čžunczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǒngzǐ [Phonetic: zhóngzǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǒngzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chung³-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jǔng-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joongtzyy
  - Palladius: чжунцзы (čžunczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    種子 / 种子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung² zi²
  - Yale: júng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chúng-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˋ zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung³ zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chéng-chí
  - Tâi-lô: tsíng-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zefngcie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tson-tsy
  - MiniDict: tson^去 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tson-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

種子

(botany) seed (Classifier: 粒 m c; 顆／颗 m)
(archaic, often derogatory) seed; offspring; descendant; son (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(～選手, ～球員) (sports) seeded player (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(computing) seed (in a peer-to-peer network) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)
- 因此，下載的人越多，提供的頻寬也越多，種子也會越來越多，下載速度就越快。 [MSC, trad.]
  因此，下载的人越多，提供的频宽也越多，种子也会越来越多，下载速度就越快。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2005, 尤晓东, 《Internet应用基础教程》, 2nd edition, page 81
  Yīncǐ, xiàzǎi de rén yuè duō, tígōng de pínkuān yě yuè duō, zhǒngzi yě huì yuè lái yuè duō, xiàzǎi sùdù jiù yuè kuài. [Pinyin]
  Therefore, with more people downloading, there will be more bandwidth available, there will be more seeds and the download speed will be quicker.
- 不過，使用 BT 也需要注意的地方，如使用 BT 的客戶端軟件下載完以後，硬盤上就多了一顆 BT種子，此時，最好不好關閉 BT 軟件，否則網絡中就少了一顆 BT種子，如果大家都那麼自私，BT 將不復存在。 [MSC, trad.]
  不过，使用 BT 也需要注意的地方，如使用 BT 的客户端软件下载完以后，硬盘上就多了一颗 BT种子，此时，最好不好关闭 BT 软件，否则网络中就少了一颗 BT种子，如果大家都那么自私，BT 将不复存在。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2005, 于文强 and 李冬, 《电脑上网短训教程与上机指导》, page 93
  Bùguò, shǐyòng BT yě xūyào zhùyì de dìfang, rú shǐyòng BT de kèhùduān ruǎnjiàn xiàzǎi wán yǐhòu, yìngpán shàng jiù duō le yī kē BT zhǒngzi, cǐshí, zuìhǎo bùhǎo guānbì BT ruǎnjiàn, fǒuzé wǎngluò zhōng jiù shào le yī kē BT zhǒngzi, rúguǒ dàjiā dōu nàme zìsī, BT jiāng bùfù cúnzài. [Pinyin]
  However, there is something to note when using BitTorrent. After a BitTorrent client program has finished downloading, the hard drive will have one more BitTorrent seed. At this time, it is best not to close the BitTorrent program, or else the network will have one less BitTorrent seed. If everyone is so selfish, BitTorrent will no longer exist.
- 例如：兩個月前的 BT 資源，現在多半是無效的，也就是通常說的「沒種子了」。 [MSC, trad.]
  例如：两个月前的 BT 资源，现在多半是无效的，也就是通常说的「没种子了」。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2009, FF, BT之后是电驴——网际快车3.0电驴功能实测, in 《网络与信息》, issue 8
  Lìrú: liǎng ge yuè qián de BT zīyuán, xiànzài duōbàn shì wúxiào de, yě jiùshì tōngcháng shuō de “méi zhǒngzǐ le”. [Pinyin]
  For example, out of all the BitTorrent resources from two months ago, more than half are invalid now, or as we would usually say, "There are no more seeds".
(～文件, ～檔案, ～檔) (computing) torrent (set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network)
- 下載TorrentFetcher檔案，這是一個桌面端的 BT種子搜尋器，使用 BT 時最麻煩的就是找不到好的種子，而這款軟體可以幫助我們解決問題。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  下载TorrentFetcher档案，这是一个桌面端的 BT种子搜寻器，使用 BT 时最麻烦的就是找不到好的种子，而这款软体可以帮助我们解决问题。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 2009, PCuSER研究室, 《Download 網路密技王》, issue 13, page 13
  Xiàzài TorrentFetcher dǎng'àn, zhè shì yī ge zhuōmiànduān de BT zhǒngzǐ sōuxúnqì, shǐyòng BT shí zuì máfán de jiùshì zhǎobùdào hǎo de zhǒngzǐ, ér zhè kuǎn ruǎntǐ kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen jiějué wèntí. [Pinyin]
  Download the TorrentFetcher file. This is a desktop torrent search engine for BitTorrent. The most annoying thing when using BitTorrent is not being able to find good torrents, and this program can help us to solve this problem.
- 在P2P下載中，網絡內容提供者包括兩種情況，一是源文件的發佈者，包括P2P資源發布網站和個人終端用戶兩種，其行為表現為直接發佈源文件、上傳種子供他人下載 [MSC, trad.]
  在P2P下载中，网络内容提供者包括两种情况，一是源文件的发布者，包括P2P资源发布网站和个人终端用户两种，其行为表现为直接发布源文件、上传种子供他人下载 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2014, 陈志刚 and 李山河, P2P下载的刑法考量与应对, in 《中国刑事法杂志》, issue 4
  Zài P2P xiàzǎi zhōng, wǎngluò nèiróng tígōngzhě bāokuò liǎng zhǒng qíngkuàng, yī shì yuán wénjiàn de fābùzhě, bāokuò P2P zīyuán fābù wǎngzhàn hé gèrén zhōngduān yònghù liǎng zhǒng, qí xíngwèi biǎoxiàn wèi zhíjiē fābù yuán wénjiàn, shàngchuán zhǒngzǐ gōng tārén xiàzǎi [Pinyin]
  In P2P downloads, Internet content providers include two types, one is the distributor of the source file, including P2P resource distributing websites and personal end users; their behaviour is directly distributing source files and uploading torrents to let others download
- uTorrent介面簡易，可以開啟到各大論壇的 BT種子，取出種子中的檔案！ [MSC, trad.]
  uTorrent介面简易，可以开启到各大论坛的 BT种子，取出种子中的档案！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2015, 超媒體編輯組, 《零費用！免費任用網上資源》, page 97
  UTorrent jièmiàn jiǎnyì, kěyǐ kāiqǐ dào gè dà lùntán de BT zhǒngzǐ, qǔchū zhǒngzǐ zhōng de dàng'àn! [Pinyin]
  The interface of uTorrent is really simple. It can open BitTorrent torrents from all major forums and extract the files in the torrents!

Synonyms

(botany): (Northeastern Mandarin) 籽種／籽种 (zǐzhǒng)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
種	子
しゅ Grade: 4	し Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゅし [shúꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕɨ̥ɕi]

Noun

種(しゅ)子(し) • (shushi)

(botany) Synonym of 種 (tane, “seed”) (fertilized grain)