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ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

middle

中 is a 4 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zhōng in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as zhòng.

It is made up of the components (opening) and (line).

  • ㄓㄨㄥ

    zhōng

    middle

    • ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

      gǔn

      line

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 中

zhōng
zhòng

Definitions for 中 pronounced as zhōng

  • China
  • Chinese
  • surname Zhong
  • within
  • among
  • in
  • middle
  • center
  • while (doing sth)
  • during
  • (dialect) OK
  • all right

Definitions for 中 pronounced as zhòng

  • to hit (the mark)
  • to be hit by
  • to suffer
  • to win (a prize, a lottery)

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