zhōng

in; within; middle

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 14th character
Radical ⼁ (2.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 113

Definitions

中 zhōng
  1. 1. in
  2. 2. within
  3. 3. middle
  4. 4. center
  5. 5. among
  6. 6. during
  7. 7. while (doing sth)
  8. 8. China
  9. 9. Chinese
  10. 10. all right
  11. 11. (dialect) OK
  12. 12. surname Zhong
中 zhòng
  1. 1. to hit (the mark)
  2. 2. to win (a prize, a lottery)
  3. 3. to be hit by
  4. 4. to suffer

Stroke order

中 stroke order diagram
中 stroke order animation

Words containing 中

Word Meaning
to choose after consideration; to have a preference for
midwest
food poisoning
Sino-Italian
to be to one's liking; to take one's fancy
Mediterranean Sea
middle (of a period of time)
lunch
Nakamura (Japanese surname)
to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer
to slander; to smear
center; hub (e.g. of transport network)
midterm; interim
middle-school student; high school student
middle finger
to hit with a piercing blow
as expected; to come as no surprise
relay station
in the movie
to create something from nothing (idiom)
a thorn in one's side
viola
Chinese restaurant
in this; therein
Tanaka (Japanese surname)