middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | centre; to implore | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(中央) | 中 | 央 | |
| simp.#(中央) | 中 | 央 | |
| alternative forms | 當央/当央 (taⁿ-, tang-)Min | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 央 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟弓切 | 於良切 |
| Baxter | trjuwng | 'jang |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈɨuŋ/ | /ʔɨɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈiuŋ/ | /ʔiɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶiuŋ/ | /ʔiɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈuwŋ/ | /ʔɨaŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶiuŋ/ | /ʔiaŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶĭuŋ/ | /ĭaŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶi̯uŋ/ | /ʔi̯aŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhōng | yāng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zung1 | joeng1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 央 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhōng | yāng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trjuwng › | ‹ ʔjang › |
| Old Chinese | /*truŋ/ | /*ʔaŋ/ |
| English | center | center (n.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 央 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17407 | 14488 |
| Phonetic component | 中 | 央 |
| Rime group | 終 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 中 | 央 |
| Old Chinese | /*tuŋ/ | /*qaŋ/ |
中央
中央
中央
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 央 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 | おう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
FromMiddle Chinese compound中央 (MC trjuwng 'jang, “lit. centre”).
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 央 |
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 央 |
中央