middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | heart; mind | ||
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| simp. andtrad. (中心) | 中 | 心 | |
| anagram | 心中 | ||
edit 中心忠心 衷心 |
edit 中心忠心 衷心 |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 侵 (139) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟弓切 | 息林切 |
| Baxter | trjuwng | sim |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈɨuŋ/ | /siɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈiuŋ/ | /sim/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶiuŋ/ | /sjem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈuwŋ/ | /sim/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶiuŋ/ | /siəm/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶĭuŋ/ | /sĭĕm/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶi̯uŋ/ | /si̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhōng | xīn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zung1 | sam1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhōng | xīn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trjuwng › | ‹ sim › |
| Old Chinese | /*truŋ/ | /*səm/ |
| English | center | heart |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17407 | 13801 |
| Phonetic component | 中 | 心 |
| Rime group | 終 | 侵 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 中 | 心 |
| Old Chinese | /*tuŋ/ | /*slɯm/ |
中心
中心
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| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 心 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 | しん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
FromMiddle Chinese compound中心 (MC trjuwng sim, literally “heart in the middle”). Compare modernHakka readingchûng-sîm.
From中(chū,“center”) +心(shin,“core”).
中心• (chūshin) ←ちゆうしん(tyuusin)?
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 心 |
| なか Grade: 1 | こ > ご Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of中心 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term,中心, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
| Hanja in this term | |
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| 中 | 心 |
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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| 中 | 心 |
中心