仲

zhòng

中 + 亻

Frequency#1706

Definitions

zhòng (adjective) middle; intermediate

zhòng (adjective) second (in birth order)

Etymology

The middle 中 person 亻; 中 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character "仲" is formed from the person radical 亻 and the component 中, meaning middle, which provides both phonetic and semantic value. Its original meaning centered on denoting the second or middle child within a family hierarchy. Over time, this sense of intermediacy expanded to apply to other ranked positions or median points, such as the middle month of a season in terms like 仲夏. The character's structure, consistently comprising 亻 and 中, reflects this enduring conceptual link to centrality or mediation in relation to persons.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

今天是仲夏之夜。

Jīntiān shì zhòngxià zhī yè.

Today is a midsummer night.

仲秋的月亮特别圆。

Zhòngqiū de yuèliàng tèbié yuán.

The moon in midautumn is especially round.

在仲冬季节天气非常寒冷。

Zài zhòngdōng jìjié tiānqì fēicháng hánlěng.

In midwinter, the weather is very cold.

仲春时节花开满园。

Zhòngchūn shíjié huā kāi mǎn yuán.

In midspring, flowers bloom all over the garden.

他是家里的仲子。

Tā shì jiāli de zhòng zǐ.

He is the second son in the family.

他们通过仲介找到了房子。

Tāmen tōngguò zhòngjiè zhǎodào le fángzi.

They found a house through an intermediary.

纠纷需要仲裁解决。

Jiūfēn xūyào zhòngcái jiějué.

The dispute needs to be resolved by arbitration.

公司聘请了仲裁员处理争议。

Gōngsī pìngǐng le zhòngcái yuán chǔlǐ zhēngyì.

The company hired an arbitrator to handle the dispute.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 中

Component: 亻

仲