中
zhōngZhōngzhòng HSK1

central

中 zhōng frequency
within directional
located inside or among a group or space

他在人群中非常显眼。

tā zài rén​qún zhōng fēi​cháng xiǎn​yǎn.

He is very conspicuous in the crowd.

during directional
in the process of or while an action is occurring

手术正在进行中。

shǒu​shù zhèng​zài jìn​xíng zhōng.

The surgery is in progress.

middle directional
the center or midpoint of something

道路正中停着一辆车。

dào​lù zhèng zhōng tíng zhe yī liàng chē.

A car is parked right in the middle of the road.

okay directional
a dialectal expression meaning all right or acceptable

中，就按你说的办。

zhōng, jiù àn nǐ shuō de bàn.

Okay, let's do as you say.

medium-grade directional
of medium quality, grade, or rank; intermediate
中 Zhōng
China abbreviation
referring to China or Chinese (often as a bound form)

中外文化交流在近年来越发频繁。

zhōng​wài wén​huà jiāo​liú zài jìn​nián lái yuè​fā pín​fán.

Cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries have become increasingly frequent in recent years.

Zhong directional
the Chinese surname Zhong

中先生是我的老师。

Zhōng xiān​sheng shì wǒ de lǎo​shī.

Mr. Zhong is my teacher.

中 zhòng
win verb
to win a prize or lottery draw by chance

他的彩票中了一等奖。

tā de cǎi​piào zhòng le yī​děng​jiǎng.

His lottery ticket won the first prize.

hit verb
to hit a target or mark accurately

他每一箭都射中了红心。

tā měi yī jiàn dōu shè zhòng le hóng​xīn.

He hit the bullseye with every arrow.

be struck directional
to be hit by or fall victim to something like a bullet, poison, or illness

他在森林里迷了路，还不小心吸入瘴气中了毒。

tā zài sēn​lín lǐ mí le lù, hái bù xiǎo​xīn xī​rù zhàng​qì zhòng le dú.

He got lost in the forest and accidentally inhaled miasma and got poisoned.

Frequency
Character
Written text
14th most common 5708.1 per million
Movie subtitles
121st most common 1489.0 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1039.2 per million appears in 94% of films
Written text
3476.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+4E2D

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)