中
Meanings
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- 1.to hit (a target)
- 2.to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
- 3.to win (a prize or lottery)
- 1.(bound form) China; Chinese
- 2.surname Zhong
- 1.within; among; in
- 2.middle; center
- 3.while (doing sth); during
- 4.(dialect) OK; all right
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Wiktionary
- 1.middle; center
- 2.medium; intermediary
- 3.within; among; in
- 4.while; in the process of; during; in the middle of; -ing
- 5.to be fit for
- 6.heart; innermost being
- 7.intermediary
- 8.all right; OK
- 9.short for 中學／中学 (zhōngxué, “middle school; secondary school”)
- 10.Used in the abbreviation of the name of a secondary school.
- 11.Used with a number to indicate the level of secondary education.
- 12.1st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "the center" (𝌆)
- 13.a surname
- 14.to hit the mark; to be correct; to be successful
- 15.to be hit by; to suffer; to be affected by
- 16.to win (a prize, a lottery)
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Etymology
Pictogram (象形) – a flagpole, as depicted in its original form 𠁩. Based on archaeological evidence, the middle box has been interpreted as a drum (建鼓). This flagpole with a drum was placed in the center of a field to gather people and to detect the direction of the wind. In addition, the pronunciation of 中 (OC *tuŋ, *tuŋs) is reminiscent of the beating of a drum. Shuowen interprets the character as a vertical stroke 丨 passing through the center of 口, indicating the center. It has also been interpreted as an arrow in the center of a target. “Middle; centre” (Pronunciation 1) > “to hit the centre; to attain” (Pronunciation 2). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t/duŋ. Cognate with Tibetan གཞུང (gzhung, “middle, center”). Related to: * 衷 (OC *tuŋ, *tuŋs, “middle; inner garment; inner feelings”); * 仲 (OC *duŋs, “second (of the brothers or months)”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
她在节食中。
She's dieting.
調查進行中。
It's an ongoing investigation.
她在节食中。
She is on a diet.
她在节食中。
She is dieting.
她在节食中。
She's on a diet.
桥在建造中。
The bridge is under construction.
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