中

zhòng
#14 most
frequent character
to hit (the mark), to be hit by

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

中 is a picture of a flag used in war and training, so its first meaning was 'flag'. The meaning grew to 'center', then 'in, inside', 'during', and 'intermediate'. Read zhòng, it also means to affect, match, or get.

Drawn as: flag; war campaign; soldier training

中 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
仲衷
sound10 characters
种冲钟忠仲肿衷忡盅舯

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Same Characters, Different Readings

中Zhong1
(bound form) China, Chinese
中zhōng
middle, in

Homophones

HSK 5
重zhòng
heavy, serious
仲zhòng
second month of a season, middle
众zhòng
(bound form) crowd, multitude
种zhòng
to plant, to grow, to cultivate

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