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中
Zhōng
1. China
2. Chinese
3. surname Zhong
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 4 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

中帮
zhōngbāng
mid-top (shoes)
中招
zhòngzhāo
to get infected
中层
zhōngcéng
middle-ranking
中常
zhōngcháng
ordinary
中式
zhòngshì
to pass an exam (or the imperial exam)
中意
zhòngyì
to take one's fancy
中宁
Zhōngníng
Zhongning county in Zhongwei [[中衛|中卫<Zhōngwèi>]], Ningxia
中局
zhōngjú
middle game (in go or chess)
中岳
zhōngyuè
Mt Song [[嵩山]] in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains [[五嶽|五岳<Wǔyuè>]]
中巴
zhōngbā
minibus
中庭
zhōngtíng
courtyard
中式
Zhōngshì
Chinese style
中径
zhōngjìng
diameter
中意
ZhōngYì
Sino-Italian
中坚
zhōngjiān
core
中学
zhōngxué
middle school
中专
zhōngzhuān
vocational secondary school
中尉
zhōngwèi
lieutenant (navy)
中岛
Zhōngdǎo
Nakajima (name)
中和
zhōnghé
to neutralize

Alternate Entries

中
zhōng
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
中
zhòng
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
13
Word Frequency Rank
130 of 84,292