中
middle, inside
- 口box
- 丨line
- kun
- なかnaka
- on
- チュウchū
mnemonic
A LINE (丨) pierces straight through the MIDDLE of a BOX (口), an arrow through the center of a target. "Chū" (チュウ) as in Chūgoku, the Middle Kingdom, China.
examples
- 中なかnakainside
- 中国ちゅうごくchūgokuChina
- 午前中ごぜんちゅうgozenchūduring the morning