• 14th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.57% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 825 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (Zhong1)China • Chinese • surname Zhong
2. zhōng (zhong1)within • among • in • middle • center • while (doing sth) • during
3. zhòng (zhong4)to hit (the mark) • to be hit by • to suffer • to win (a prize, a lottery)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

中午 
中国 (中國)
中国人 (中國人)
中央 
中心 
中意 
中文 
中奖 (中獎)
中华 (中華)
中间 (中間)
之中 
其中 
高中 

Uncommon

中介 
中伤 (中傷)
中共 
中南海 
中原 
中国式 (中國式)
中场 (中場)
中外 
中天 
中学 (中學)
中学生 (中學生)
中层 (中層)
中山 
中年 
中庸 
中式 
中性 
中指 
中新网 (中新網)
中断 (中斷)
中方 
中旬 
中暑 
中期 
中东 (中東)
中枢 (中樞)
中毒 
中环 (中環)
中产 (中產)
中石化 
中秋 
中秋节 (中秋節)
中立 
中等 
中级 (中級)
中老年 
中肯 
中兴 (中興)
中药 (中藥)
中行 
中西 
中转 (中轉)
中途 
中游 (中遊)
中部 
中医 (中醫)
中锋 (中鋒)
中关村 (中關村)
中风 (中風)
中饭 (中飯)
中餐 
个中 (個中)
初中 
台中 
命中 
命中率 
国中 (國中)
地中海 
梦中 (夢中)
孙中山 (孫中山)
家中 
市中心 
年中 
从中 (從中)
心中 
意中人 
击中 (擊中)
暗中 
无中生有 (無中生有)
猜中 
当中 (當中)
目中无人 (目中無人)
看中 
空中 
美中不足 
途中 
适中 (適中)
选中 (選中)
集中 
集中营 (集中營)
高中生 

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  • 885th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 110 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ěr (er3)ear • handle (archaeology) • and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for ěr (er3)The component is pronounced as 'ěr' (er3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Uncommon

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳屎 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳边风 (耳邊風)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 

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  • 1322nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)flame • inflammation • -itis

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yán (yan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

消炎 
炎亚纶 (炎亞綸)
炎症 
发炎 (發炎)
胃炎 
鼻炎 

Uncommon

中耳炎 
乳腺炎 
咽炎 
支气管炎 (支氣管炎)
气管炎 (氣管炎)
消炎药 (消炎藥)
炎夏 
炎帝 
炎炎 
炎热 (炎熱)
炎黄子孙 (炎黃子孫)
皮炎 
结膜炎 (結膜炎)
肝炎 
肺炎 
胰腺炎 
肾炎 (腎炎)
腮腺炎 
肠炎 (腸炎)
肠胃炎 (腸胃炎)
阑尾炎 (闌尾炎)
关节炎 (關節炎)
阴道炎 (陰道炎)
鼻窦炎 (鼻竇炎)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.