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Etymology
Depicts a flagpole. There is a circle in the middle marking the center of the flagpole. In older forms of the character, the flagpole has streamers at the top and bottom used to show the direction of the wind.
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The character 中 is an ideogram depicting a vertical line piercing the center of a square, representing the concepts of middle, center, or interior. It serves as a locative noun for the inside of something, an adjective for medium size or an intermediate level, and appears in compounds denoting China. When pronounced with a falling tone, it becomes a verb meaning to hit a target, be struck by something, or achieve success, as in an examination or lottery, derived from the image of an arrow striking the bullseye.
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中国是一个大国。
中午我们吃午饭。
他在学校中学习。
这本书在桌子中间。
在讨论中，他提出了新想法。
她在中国旅行时学到了很多。
在众多选择中，他选了最难的。
虽然比赛中遇到了困难，但他们没有放弃。