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zhōng middle

4 strokes

Where the shape comes from

A line straight through the middle of a box.

Write it

Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.

Press Watch to see the stroke order.

Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.

Three words that use it

中国ZhōngguóChina
中文Zhōngwénthe Chinese language
中午zhōngnoon

Watch out

The mistake people make

Writing the long vertical first. The box comes first and the line goes through it last.