zhōng end; finish

Made up of [ silk radical 120, dōng winter ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 8 strokes.
The idea comes from 'silk' and 'ice' - the end of silkworm cultivation. The right part is a rough phonetic and also signifies winter

Related characters


Also uses component: fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) fēn (numerous) ; gāng (guiding principle) ; gěi (give) ; hóng (red) ; (order) ; jié (knot) ; jīng (Classic) ; lèi (tired) ; 绿 (green) ; wéi (to preserve) ; (beginnings) ; zhǐ (paper) ; (to form)

Sounds same

zhōng (centre) ; zhōng (clock)

Different tone

zhǒng (kind of) ; zhòng (many) ; zhòng (heavy)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

不善始者不善终 bù shàn shǐ zhě bù shàn zhōng Need to plan everything from the beginning