中
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within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #13 U+4E2D
How 中 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
How to remember it
middle · Heisig RSH #38
walking stick + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 中 as their sound component
These characters all use 中 (zhōng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中 sound component | zhōng | central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese |
| 虫 | chóng | insect, worm; mollusk |
| 种 | zhǒng | race, kind, breed; seed; to plant |
| 冲 | chōng | wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock; bell |
| 忠 | zhōng | loyalty, devotion, fidelity |
| 肿 | zhǒng | swelling; swollen; to swell |
| 盅 | zhōng | small cup or bowl |
| 忡 | chōng | sad, grieving; distressed, uneasy |
Words containing 中
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国人大 | Zhōng guó rén dà | China National People's Congress |
| 中子 | zhōng zǐ | neutron |
| 中人 | zhōng rén | go-between; mediator; intermediary |
| 人中 | rén zhōng | philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 中山区 | Zhōng shān Qū | Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan; Zhongshan … |
| 中区 | zhōng qū | central district (of a city); central zone |
| 市中区 | Shì zhōng Qū | Shizhong, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong; Shizhong, a district … |
| 市中区 | shì zhōng qū | central city district |
| 中山大学 | Zhōng shān Dà xué | Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou); Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung); Sun Yat-sen Univer… |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 中山 | Zhōng shān | see 中山市[Zhong1 shan1 Shi4]; see 中山區|中山区[Zhong1 shan1 Qu1]; Nakayama (Japanese surname); se… |
| 国中 | guó zhōng | junior high school (Tw); abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2] |
| 中山市 | Zhōng shān Shì | Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] |
| 中心区 | zhōng xīn qū | central district |
| 中水 | zhōng shuǐ | reclaimed water; recycled water |
| 市中 | Shì zhōng | see 市中區|市中区[Shi4 zhong1 Qu1] |
| 大中学生 | dà zhōng xué sheng | university and high school students |
| 中中 | zhōng zhōng | middling; average; impartial; (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium… |
| 市中心 | shì zhōng xīn | city center; downtown |