中

zhōng, zhòng

middle; center; in; among; within; medium; China; Chinese; (zhòng) to hit (the mark); to be hit by

Radical: 丨 HSK 1 f, b, v ideographic

Components & Etymology

中 decomposes into the following components:

口 丨

Words containing 中

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 中.

个中
gè zhōng
therein
中专
zhōng zhuān
vocational secondary school
中东
zhōng dōng
East China
中中
zhōng zhōng
中举
zhòng jǔ
to pass the provincial level imperial examination
中亚
zhōng yà
Central Asia
中产
zhōng chǎn
middle class
中人
zhōng rén
go-between
中介
zhōng jiè
to act as intermediary
中伏
zhōng fú
last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
中伤
zhòng shāng
slander
中俄
zhōng é
China-Russia

Related characters (radical 丨)

Characters that share the radical 丨.

丨 丩 个 丫 丰 丱 串 临 丵 书

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