Pictograph of a person (大) with a cangue (torture device for punishing criminals) around his neck. People wearing such devices were not able to reach their mouth with their own hands, and were forced to beg for food.
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Depicts a cangue (torture device for punishing criminals worn around the neck).
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Historical Evolution
央
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
央
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
央
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
央
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
央
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
央
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
央
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
央
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
央
Regular
Modern
Chinese
央 [yāng]
center; end; to beg; to plead
Japanese
middle; centre; center
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
央 あきら
Akira male given namefemale given name
央 えい
Ei given name
央 お
O unclassified name
央 おう
Ou female given name
央 おさち
Osachi unclassified name
央 さなか
Sanaka given name
央 しゅう
Shuu female given name
央 たかし
Takashi given name
央 ちか
Chika female given name
央 なか
Naka female given name
央 なかば
Nakaba female given namesurname
央 はるか
Haruka female given name
央 ひさ
Hisa female given name
央 ひさし
Hisashi female given name
央 ひろ
Hiro female given name
央 ひろし
Hiroshi male given name
央 まなか
Manaka female given name
CHINESE WORDS (98)
中央 [zhōngyāng] #2,842
central
央行 [Yāngháng] #66,112
abbr. for various central banks, notably 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[ZhōngguóRénmínYínháng] and 中央銀行|中央银行[ZhōngyāngYínháng]
央视 [Yāngshì] #4,278
China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[ZhōngguóZhōngyāngDiànshìtái]
央视 [Yāngshì] #4,278
China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[ZhōngguóZhōngyāngDiànshìtái]
党中央 [dǎngzhōngyāng] #4,973
party central committee
党中央 [dǎngzhōngyāng] #4,973
party central committee
中共中央 [ZhōngGòngZhōngyāng] #5,902
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會|中国共产党中央委员会[ZhōngguóGòngchǎndǎngZhōngyāngWěiyuánhuì]
中央电视台 [ZhōngyāngDiànshìtái] #6,481
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
中央电视台 [ZhōngyāngDiànshìtái] #6,481
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
中央政府 [zhōngyāngzhèngfǔ] #10,854
central government
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JAPANESE WORDS (97)
⭐ 中央 [ちゅうおう] #1,680
centre
中央部 [ちゅうおうぶ] #21,309
centre
中央アジア [ちゅうおうアジア] #54,679
Central Asia
中央公論 [ちゅうおうこうろん] #56,117
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
中央銀行 [ちゅうおうぎんこう] #57,561
central bank
中央政府 [ちゅうおうせいふ] #59,863
central government
中央突破 [ちゅうおうとっぱ] #60,762
central breakthrough
⭐ 中央集権 [ちゅうおうしゅうけん] #62,368
centralized authoritarian rule
中央駅 [ちゅうおうえき] #72,963
central station
中央分離帯 [ちゅうおうぶんりたい] #82,150
(highway) median
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