Chinese symbol for “hit”
中
zhòng
to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hit is 中 (zhòng), defined as: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery).
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 zhòng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes
Other Chinese words for “hit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打 | dǎ | to hit; to strike; to fight |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike |
| 点击 (點擊) | diǎn jī | to hit; to press |
| 击 (擊) | jī | to hit; to strike |
| 击中 (擊中) | jī zhòng | to hit (a target); to strike |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 中.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central; middle |
| 中学 (中學) | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 之中 | zhī zhōng | inside; among |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate; to centralize |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hit”.
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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