Dong Chinese dictionary

zhōng

heart

A person in a robe 衣 with his heart 中 marked; 中 also provides the pronunciation

Components

衣 Meaning component

yī, yì

clothes

zhōng, zhòng

central

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhōng

heart, from bottom of one's heart; inner feelings

Most common words with 衷

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	衷心	heartfelt
	热衷	to be fond of
	初衷	original intention or aspiration
	由衷	heartfelt
	无动于衷	aloof

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