Chinese symbol for “among”
其中
qí zhōng
among; in; included among these
The closest CC-CEDICT match for among is 其中 (qí zhōng), defined as: among; in; included among these.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
中 zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes
Other Chinese words for “among”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in; middle; center |
| 当中 (當中) | dāng zhōng | among; in the middle |
| 之间 (之間) | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) |
| 间 (間) | jiān | between; among |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 其中.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其他 | qí tā | other; (sth or sb) else |
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially; particularly |
| 及其 | jí qí | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... |
| 其它 | qí tā | (adjective) other |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central; middle |
| 中学 (中學) | zhōng xué | middle school |
See also: Japanese symbol for “among”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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