Chinese Character 中 Meanings and components.

Form

中

Meaning

中 meaning[3] in English

China.

Chinese.

Surname Zhong.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 中 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are mouth (口) , and radical in Chinese … (丨)

Its radical[1] is: 丨 (gun3) which means: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2), .丨gun3radical in …

In cangjie it is written with L

How to write 中

To write中zhong1China you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 丨gun3radical in … arranged in a + shape:

口 + 丨 = 中

中 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 中 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 中, looks as follow:

中
Pinyin:zhong1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: China . Chinese . Surname Zhong
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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