中 zhōng, zhòng — milieu, centre ; dans, parmi ; la Chine (dans 中国) ; (zhòng) atteindre la cible, être atteint par
zhōng (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling)
2 readings — the first is the most common.
milieu, centre ; dans, parmi ; la Chine (dans 中国) ; (zhòng) atteindre la cible, être atteint par
4 traitsRadical 丨Fréquence #12
Pinyin
- zhōng (first tone, high and level)most common
- zhòng (fourth tone, falling)
milieu, centre ; dans, parmi ; la Chine (dans 中国) ; (zhòng) atteindre la cible, être atteint par
Décomposition du caractère
Ideographic description
⿻口丨The sequence reads left to right and describes how the parts are arranged.
- 口shape partNon pas une bouche ici, mais une enceinte — le terrain qu’occupe un campement.
- 丨shape partno entry yetLa hampe plantée droit au travers ; le caractère est classé sous ce trait vertical.
Mnemonic
Une hampe 丨 plantée droit au milieu d’une enceinte 口 — l’étendard dressé au centre du camp, visible de tous. C’est le milieu de 中间 et de 中午, et le royaume du centre de 中国. Prononcé au quatrième ton, zhòng, c’est la hampe atteinte et non plantée : 中奖, toucher un lot, c’est-à-dire gagner.
A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.
Mots contenant 中
- 中zhōng (first tone, high and level)within; among; in
- 中国中國Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level)la Chine
- 其中qí (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)among
- 中心zhōng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)center
- 中间中間zhōngjiān (first tone, high and level)le milieu, entre
- 中文Zhōngwén (first tone, high and level)chinois (la langue, surtout écrite)
- 集中jí (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)to concentrate
- 之中zhī (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)inside
- 中午zhōngwǔ (first tone, high and level)midi
- 中央zhōng (first tone, high and level) yāng (first tone, high and level)central
- 心中xīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)central point
- 高中gāo (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)senior high school
- 当中當中dāng (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)among
- 空中kōng (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)in the sky
- 中学中學zhōng (first tone, high and level) xué (second tone, rising)middle school
- 中毒zhòng (fourth tone, falling) dú (second tone, rising)to be poisoned
- 从中從中cóng (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)from within
- 途中tú (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)en route
- 中华民族中華民族Zhōng (first tone, high and level) huá (second tone, rising) mín (second tone, rising) zú (second tone, rising)the Chinese nation
- 中部zhōng (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling)middle part
- 中年zhōng (first tone, high and level) nián (second tone, rising)middle age
- 中断中斷zhōng (first tone, high and level) duàn (fourth tone, falling)to cut short
- 初中chū (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 中奖中獎zhòng (fourth tone, falling) jiǎng (third tone, dipping)to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
- 中介zhōng (first tone, high and level) jiè (fourth tone, falling)to act as intermediary
- 中途zhōng (first tone, high and level) tú (second tone, rising)midway
- 中等zhōng (first tone, high and level) děng (third tone, dipping)medium
- 暗中àn (fourth tone, falling) zhōng (first tone, high and level)in the dark
- 中期zhōng (first tone, high and level) qī (first tone, high and level)middle (of a period of time)
- 中止zhōng (first tone, high and level) zhǐ (third tone, dipping)to cease
- 看中kàn (fourth tone, falling) zhòng (fourth tone, falling)to have a preference for
- 中立zhōng (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)neutral
- 中学生中學生zhōng (first tone, high and level) xué (second tone, rising) shēng (first tone, high and level)middle-school student
- 中餐zhōng (first tone, high and level) cān (first tone, high and level)lunch
- 中旬zhōng (first tone, high and level) xún (second tone, rising)middle third of a month
- 中性zhōng (first tone, high and level) xìng (fourth tone, falling)neutral
- 中医中醫Zhōng (first tone, high and level) yī (first tone, high and level)traditional Chinese medical science
- 期中qī (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)interim
- 中外zhōng (first tone, high and level) wài (fourth tone, falling)Sino-foreign
- 中级中級zhōng (first tone, high and level) jí (second tone, rising)middle level (in a hierarchy)
- 中型zhōng (first tone, high and level) xíng (second tone, rising)medium sized
- 中华中華Zhōng (first tone, high and level) huá (second tone, rising)China (alternate formal name)
- 中药中藥zhōng (first tone, high and level) yào (fourth tone, falling)traditional Chinese medicine
- 中庸zhōng (first tone, high and level) yōng (first tone, high and level)golden mean (Confucianism)
- 古今中外gǔ (third tone, dipping) jīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level) wài (fourth tone, falling)at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 中小学中小學zhōng (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xué (second tone, rising)middle and elementary school
- 中国画中國畫Zhōng (first tone, high and level) guó (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)Chinese painting
- 重中之重zhòng (fourth tone, falling) zhōng (first tone, high and level) zhī (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling)of the utmost importance