中 zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
中华民族
ZhōnghuáMínzú
the Chinese nation
Characters in this word
华 huá
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
民 mín
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 民 — citizens, subjects
- Made of
- 巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
族 zú
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 方 — square, rectangle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 中华民族很团结。 Zhōnghuá mínzú hěn tuánjié. The Chinese nation is very united.
- 我是中华民族。 Wǒ shì Zhōnghuá mínzú. I am part of the Chinese nation.
- 中华民族爱和平。 Zhōnghuá mínzú ài hépíng. The Chinese nation loves peace.
Related words
- 中 zhōng middle, center; in, during
- 中国 Zhōngguó China
- 中间 zhōngjiān middle; between, among
- 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese (language)
- 中午 zhōngwǔ noon, midday
- 中学 zhōngxué middle school
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 高中 gāozhōng senior high school
- 其中 qízhōng among them
- 心中 xīnzhōng in one's heart
- 中餐 zhōngcān Chinese food
- 中级 zhōngjí intermediate level