Depicts a flagpole. There is a circle in the middle marking the center of the flagpole. In older forms of the character, the flagpole has streamers at the top and bottom used to show the direction of the wind
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Historical Evolution
中
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
中
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
中
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
中
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
中
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
中
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
中
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
中
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
中
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
中
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
中
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
中
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
中
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
中
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
中
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
中
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
中
Regular
Modern
Chinese
中 [Zhōng]
China; Chinese; surname Zhong
中 [zhōng]
within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
中 [zhòng]
to hit (the mark); to be hit by; to suffer; to win (a prize, a lottery)
Japanese
noun
- inside; within
- while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
- among; amongst; (out) of; between (as 〜のうち)
- in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) (also 裡, 裏; as 〜のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
- within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
- we; our company; our organization
- one's home; one's family (also 家)
- my spouse; my husband; my wife
- signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name)
- imperial palace grounds
- emperor
pronoun
- I; me (primarily used by women and children)
noun
- inside; interior
- among; within
- middle; center; centre
- during; while; middle; midst; amid
- interval; gap
- mean; average
- medium grade; medium quality
- red-light district
adj-no
- second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
noun
- medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
- middle way; moderation
- second volume (of three)
- junior high school; middle school
- China
suffix
- in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
- during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout
- currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)
suffix
- (all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long
- within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); by the end of (as 〜に)
- all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
- all (of a group); the whole (family, school, etc.)
noun
- red dragon tile
- winning hand with a pung (or kong) of red dragon tiles
Example Sentences
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エイズが私が生きているうちに治ることを願っているよ。
I have a dream that AIDS will be cured in my lifetime.
あの少年は店から店を歩いているうちに盗み癖がでてしまった。
The young boy got sticky fingers when he walked into stores.
私の息子二人のうち、一人は教師で、もう一人は医者です。
One of my sons is a teacher, and the other is a doctor.
教会は私の家とあなたの家の中にあります。
The church is between my house and yours.
Japanese Names
中 あたり
Atari female given namesurname
中 あたる
Ataru female given namesurname
中 あつ
Atsu surname
中 あつる
Atsuru surname
中 かなえ
Kanae female given name
中 かなめ
Kaname surname
中 さきなか
Sakinaka surname
中 すなお
Sunao given name
中 ただし
Tadashi given name
中 ちゅう
Chuu surnamegiven name
中 とうる
Touru surname
中 とおる
Tooru given name
中 なか
Naka place namesurnamefemale given name
中 なかさき
Nakasaki surname
中 なかざき
Nakazaki surname
中 なかしお
Nakashio unclassified name
中 なかずみ
Nakazumi unclassified name
中 なかつる
Nakatsuru surname
中 なかはま
Nakahama surname
中 なかば
Nakaba surnamegiven name
中 なかみね
Nakamine unclassified name
中 ひとし
Hitoshi surnamemale given name
中 みつる
Mitsuru surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
中国 [Zhōngguó] #1,406
China
中国 [Zhōngguó] #1,406
China
其中 [qízhōng] #692
among
中心 [zhōngxīn] #935
center
集中 [jízhōng] #1,539
to concentrate
高中 [gāozhōng] #1,344
senior high school
之中 [zhīzhōng] #1,738
inside
中间 [zhōngjiān] #1,685
between
中间 [zhōngjiān] #1,685
between
中央 [zhōngyāng] #2,842
central
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 途中 [とちゅう] #424
on the way
⭐ 背中 [せなか] #638
back (of the body)
⭐ 当たる [あたる] #932
to be hit
⭐ 裏 [うら] #1,004
opposite side
⭐ 集中 [しゅうちゅう] #1,088
concentration (on a task)
⭐ 中心 [ちゅうしん] #1,181
center
⭐ その中 [そのなか] #1,189
wherein
⭐ 世の中 [よのなか] #1,279
society
⭐ 連中 [れんちゅう] #1,378
company
⭐ 中身 [なかみ] #1,643
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