zhòng
middle brother
The middle 中 person 亻; 中 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution
![仲 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC) 仲 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E4%BB%B2_0.png)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)![仲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 仲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E4%BB%B2_1.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![仲 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 仲 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E4%BB%B2_4.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 仲
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
middle | ||
arbitration | ||
midsummer | ||
middleman | ||
eucommia (a kind of rubber tree) |
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