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zhōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhōng | zhong1
English translation
loyal
devoted
honest
loyalty, devotion, fidelity

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About zhōng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhōng

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

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Etymology of zhōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

中心 zhōngxīn

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Zhōng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Zhōng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhōng

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bān 瑞尔 ruì ěr 一直 yīzhí 忠实 zhōngshí shǒu 古老 gǔ lǎo de 正统 Zhèng tǒng 观念 guānniàn .

Berel had remained true to the old orthodoxy.

shuí huì 怀疑 huáiyí de 忠诚 zhōngchéng .

No one could ever doubt her loyalty.

1901 Nián Qiū ,来自 láizì 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng de 忠告 zhōng gào dōu quàn 罗斯福 Luó sī fú 不要 bù yào 操之过急 cāo zhī guò jí .

Advice came to Roosevelt from all sides in the autumn of 1901 to move slowly.

非常 fēicháng 忠于 zhōng yú 职守 zhí shǒu , wèi 卓越 zhuóyuè de 警察 jǐngchá .

She was strongly committed to her job, a policewoman by eminence.

性情 xìng qíng 忠厚 zhōng hòu , dàn 绝不 jué bù shì 笨伯 bèn bó .

He is honest and kind - hearted , but he is by no means stupid.

Words with zhōng

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character zhōng in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
忠诚 zhōngchéng devoted忠誠
zhōng loyal zhōng
忠实 zhōngshí faithful忠實
忠于 zhōng yú to be loyal to忠於
忠告 zhōng gào advice忠告 zhōng gào
忠心 zhōng xīn good faith忠心 zhōng xīn
效忠 xiào zhōng to vow loyalty and devotion to效忠 xiào zhōng
忠贞 zhōng zhēn loyal and dependable忠貞
忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng
尽忠 jìn zhōng to display utter loyalty盡忠
忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official忠臣 zhōng chén
忠义 zhōng yì fealty忠義
忠厚 zhōng hòu honest and considerate忠厚 zhōng hòu
魏忠贤 Wèi Zhōng xián Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming魏忠賢
张献忠 Zhāng Xiàn zhōng Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt張獻忠
黄忠 Huáng Zhōng Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter黃忠
忠县 Zhōng xiàn Zhong county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan忠縣
张自忠 Zhāng Zì zhōng Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War張自忠
忠信 zhōng xìn faithful and honest忠信 zhōng xìn
忠贞不渝 zhōng zhēn bù yú unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant忠貞不渝
忠言 zhōng yán loyal advice忠言 zhōng yán
吴忠 Wú zhōng Wuzhong prefecture level city in Ningxia吳忠
忠烈 zhōng liè martyr忠烈 zhōng liè

zhōng Decomposition & Compounds

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zhōng Decomposition

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