中 = ｜ + 口

中 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “in”. It is built from ｜ (pipe) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 39. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: in
RTK frame: 39
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): なか, うち, あた.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: внутри, middle
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 中 central

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 中

How to find 中 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “mouth”. 中 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 中 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.