Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “zhong”
26 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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The same letters can represent different words when the tone changes.
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First tone
zhōng
中
zhōng
钟middle
4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3zhōng
彸clock
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9zhōng
忠agitated, restless
7 strokeszhōng
终loyalty, devotion, fidelity
8 strokeszhōng
柊end
8 strokeszhōng
盅holly
9 strokeszhōng
舯small cup or bowl
9 strokeszhōng10 strokes
衷zhōng
終sincere, heartfelt
10 strokeszhōng
锺end
11 strokeszhōng
螽cup, glass, goblet
14 strokeszhōng
鍾katydid
17 strokeszhōng
鐘cup, glass, goblet
17 strokeszhōng
clock
20 strokes3
Third tone
zhǒng
4
Fourth tone
zhòng
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