中 (zhòng) — to hit (a target); to strike; to win (a prize in a lottery or draw); to be affected by; to suffer (in 中毒, 中风, etc.)
Definition
中 (zhòng) is the verb 'to hit / to strike a target,' used for hitting a bullseye, winning a lottery, or being affected by something (中毒 'get poisoned'). Read zhōng (different tone), it's the bound form in 中国/中华 meaning 'China.'
verb
to hit (a target)to striketo win (a prize in a lottery or draw)to be affected byto suffer (in 中毒, 中风, etc.)
Examples
- 中。Tā yí jiàn jiù zhòng le bǎ xīn.He hit the bullseye with one arrow.
- 中？Nǐ mǎi de cǎi piào zhòng le ma?Did you win on the lottery ticket you bought?
- 。Xià tiān bú zhù yì róng yì zhòng shǔ.If you're not careful in summer, you're prone to heatstroke.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.
Grammar
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