央 (yāng) - center & middle

央Tone 1

yāng ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 大

嬿一

央 · yāng

center;

middle;

to end;

to beg;

to exhaust;

used in names of places and concepts.

centermiddleto end

Usage highlights

CentralCCTVTo beg/pleadTo exhaustCentral PlainsCentral government

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The center of the city (中央).
  • The CCTV headquarters is in Beijing (中央电视台).
  • The matter is not yet finished (事情未央).
  • He begged for help (央求).

Collocations

  • Central(中央)
  • CCTV(中央电视台)
  • To beg/plead(央求)
  • To exhaust(未央)
  • Central Plains(中原)
  • Central government(中央政府)

Idioms

  • Long night without end(长夜未央)
  • The matter is not yet finished(其事未央)
  • Begging for help(央告求助)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically refers to the center or middle, as in 中央 (central).
  • Used in the name of the CCTV headquarters building in Beijing, known as 'The Big Pants' due to its unique shape.
  • Appears in classical poetry and literature to convey a sense of endlessness or incompletion, as in 未央 (not yet ended).

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