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 口 (opening) and 丨 (line).

  • 中
    ㄓㄨㄥ

    zhōng

    middle

    • 口
      ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • 丨
      ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

      gǔn

      line

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That line is drawn exactly in the middle of the square.
by mmesk

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"口 (opening) and 丨 (line) Lá cờ cắm ở giữa (中) cột (丨), mở ra (口) nơi trung tâm quốc gia"
by lkhalliera

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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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