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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中 stroke order animation

Words containing 中

Word Meaning
to know what's going on
lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
China-Africa (relations); Central Africa
to be trapped (idiom); lit. like a turtle in a jar
fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
medium-sized
to win an election
middleman; broker
second-hand; used; medieval
to relay; to repeat
China (alternate formal name)
midway; midfield (soccer); mediocre (quality)
philtrum; the "human center" acupuncture point
positioned between (two parties); to mediate between
baritone
things indirectly implied from what is said
Central Plains of China; China’s heartland
Chinese style; à la chinoise
Sino-Turkish
mid- (e.g. mid-century); middle period
(traditional) Chinese medicine
Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan
central city district
to hit the target with one's throw; (basketball) to score
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); music to one's ears