中 means in
inside, middle, mean, center
A line runs straight through the middle of the box: in the middle, inside.
On'yomi
- チュウchuu
Kun'yomi
- なかnaka
- うちuchi
- あた(る)ataru
How it's built
- 口mouth
- 丨line
Common words
- 町中まちなかdowntown
- 中立ちゅうりつneutrality
- 水中すいちゅうunderwater
- 夜中よなかmiddle of the night; dead of night
Through history
Oracle bone
Bronze
Seal- Today