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中央

zhōng yāng

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhōng yāng · zung1 joeng1 (Jyutping)

  1. central
  2. middle
  3. center
  4. central authorities (of a state)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

中

Meaning
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
Radical
丨
Strokes
4
Components
⿻口丨
Cangjie
L
Four-corner
5000.6

央

Meaning
center, conclude, run out; beg
Radical
大
Strokes
5
Components
⿻冂大
Cangjie
LBK
Four-corner
5003.0

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