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

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Words containing 中

Word Meaning
Hanzhong prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
Urad Middle Banner, Bayan Nur, Inner Mongolia
Urad Middle Banner, Bayan Nur, Inner Mongolia
to create something from nothing (idiom)
imperceptibly; virtually
unintentionally; accidentally; unexpectedly
unintentionally; accidentally; unexpectedly
variant of rè zhōng
thermal neutron
thermal neutron
Independent Chinese PEN center
Independent Chinese PEN center
rational neutral person; fence-sitter
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
to be trapped (idiom); lit. like a turtle in a jar
certain victory; enemy easy to catch
easy victory; success is certain
Tanaka Kakuei, former Japanese prime minister