| 种姓制度 | zhǒng xìng zhì dù | caste system | 
| 种 | zhǒng | seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts | 
| 种 | zhòng | to plant / to grow / to cultivate | 
| 种姓 | zhǒng xìng | caste (traditional Indian social division) | 
| 种姓制 | zhǒng xìng zhì | caste system (traditional Indian social division) | 
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname / to be surnamed ... | 
| 制 | zhì | system / to control / to regulate / variant of 制 | 
| 制 | zhì | to manufacture / to make | 
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) / institution / CL:个 | 
| 度 | dù | to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences | 
| 度 | duó | to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] |