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Kanji Detail for 中 - "middle, center, inside"

中

  • Meaning

    中 means "middle, center, inside."

    1. Middle - Inside; interior; within.

    2. Center - The middle point; not leaning to either side.

    3. Halfway - In the middle of progress; ongoing.

    4. Between - The space between things.

    5. Throughout - The entire period or range.

    6. To hit - To strike; to hit the mark.

    7. China - An abbreviation for "China."

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    in; inside; middle; mean; center

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Referring to the position of an object. Such as 中央 (center), 中心 (core). | Inside; interior. In contrast to outside. Such as referring to one's own country as 中國 in relation to foreign countries, or calling the capital 中央 in relation to outside areas. | Between two things is called 中. Such as upper-middle-lower, middle-left-right. Also, a mediator between two parties is called 中人. Same meaning. | Correct; proper. Neither biased nor leaning, neither excessive nor insufficient is called 中. Such as 中庸 (the mean), 中行 (moderate conduct). | Half. Such as 中途 (midway), 中夜 (midnight). | Broadly referring to a place. Such as 吳中 (in Wu), 蜀中 (in Shu). Or referring to time. Such as 康熙中 (during Kangxi), 乾隆中 (during Qianlong). | To hit. An arrow hitting the target, a bullet hitting the mark, a thrust hitting a person, all are called 中. By extension, when one's intention achieves its goal, it is also called 中. (Analects) "When he speculates, he often hits the mark." Today's 中謎 (solve a riddle), 中彩 (win a lottery) have this meaning. | To be affected by external things is also called 中. Such as 中風 (stroke), 中暑 (heatstroke). | To fit; to match. In the imperial examination era, passing the provincial or metropolitan exams was called 中式, meaning fitting the standards. Colloquially abbreviated as 中. Also, things that cannot be used are called 不中用. Same meaning. | Full; complete. The Han official system had 中二千石, meaning a full 2,000 石 salary.
  • Onyomitip

    chu(ちゅ) ちゅ

    ju(じゅ) じゅ

  • Kunyomitip

    a.taru(あたる) あたる

    a.teru(あてる) あてる

    naka(なか) なか

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    丨 (tatebo・bo)

  • Related Keywords
    middle center inside interior within midst between during medium moderate central core heart inner internal intermediate halfway mid neutral balanced

Sentences including 中

  • We went to paris in the course of our travels.

  • It was dark and cold in the room.

  • He stood up to go inside.

  • Going out in this rain is out of the question.

  • I had an accident at work.

  • I couldn't get in.

  • I'm very tired from working all day.

  • She went in to get it.

  • He walked up and down the room.

  • They dropped out of their school.

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