中 zhōng centre; middle
Made up of [丨 gǔn line radical 2, 囗 wéi proud; enclosure; upright radical 31]Used as component 中 in :钟 zhōng
Made with 4 strokes.
Represents shooting an arrow to the center of a target
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 丨 gǔn component: 夫 fū (husband) 旧 jiù (old) ; 铺 pù (store) ; 书 shū (book) ; 未 wèi (not yet) ; 行 xíng (permitted) ; 攸 yōu (distant) ; 直 zhí (straight)
Also uses 囗 wéi component: 固 gù (hard) 国 guó (country) ; 回 huí (to circle) ; 面 miàn (face) ; 四 sì (four) ; 园 yuán (park)
Sounds same
钟 zhōng (clock) ; 终 zhōng (end)Different tone
种 zhǒng (kind of) ; 众 zhòng (many) ; 重 zhòng (heavy)Pronunciation
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Cities
中山 Zhongshan, GuangdongPeople
孙中山 Sun YatsenProverbs
月到中秋分外明, 每逢佳节倍思亲 yuè dào zhōng qiū fèn wài míng, měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn Longing to see family from far away空中楼阁 kōng zhōng lóu gé A fanciful and impossible scheme. An impractical idea with a streak of vanity.
外强中干 wài qiáng zhōng gān Looking strong and powerful but actually weak. Flattering appearance that does not represent true worth.
百发百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng A superb marksman; showing great skill. Yang Youji and Houyi were archers of great renown.
金玉其外，败絮其中 jīn yù qí wài ? bài xù qí zhōng Don't be fooled by outward appearances
眼中之钉 yǎn zhōng zhī dīng Real adversity. The story is of Zhao Zaili of the Later Jin dynasty [936-946] who was a cruel and unjust governor. When it was rumored that he would be moved to another region the people rejoiced about their nail in their eyes being removed. However the jubilation was premature, as when Zhao heard about it he determined to stay on and what is more charge the people of Songzhou a new 'nail removal tax'.
Phrases
中国 zhōng guó China中 午 zhōng wǔ Lunchtime