中 zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
中
zhòng
to hit, to be hit by
Character
Example phrases
- 这支箭正好中了靶心，赢得了全场掌声。 Zhè zhī jiàn zhènghǎo zhòng le bǎxīn, yíngdé le quánchǎng zhǎngshēng. This arrow hit the bullseye exactly and won applause from the whole audience.
- 他投篮很准，十个球中了八个。 Tā tóulán hěn zhǔn, shí ge qiú zhòng le bā ge. He shoots accurately: eight out of ten balls went in.
- 这次抽奖，我居然中了头奖。 Zhè cì chōujiǎng, wǒ jūrán zhòng le tóujiǎng. In this prize draw, I actually won the top prize.
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