Sentence #5419058 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters
How 中心 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
中zhōngwithin; among; in
口mouth · kǒu
丨line · gǔn
Memory aidA line 丨 through the centre of a box 口: the middle.
心xīnheart
心 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a heart. On the left of a character it is written 忄.
How to write 中心
中 4 strokes · 心 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 中心 (zhōngxīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
中心 (zhōngxīn) means “centre” or “heart”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhōngxīn: zhōng with a 1st tone, then xīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 中心 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhongxin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 中心 from the suggestions. Typing zhongxin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
中心 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
中zhōng1st tone, high and level
