中午 zhōngwǔ noon

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Measure word: 个

Stroke order

中午 is written in 8 strokes across 2 characters.

中午 — the Chinese character for noon (zhōngwǔ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 中午 — noon

中 — 4 strokes
午 — 4 strokes

Senses

noon
midday

Characters in 中午

中 zhōng — within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
午 wǔ — 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

中午我们吃米饭。Zhōngwǔ wǒmen chī mǐfàn.We eat rice at noon.
中午太热了。Zhōngwǔ tài rè le.It is too hot at noon.

Related words

中午 is pronounced zhōngwǔ and means “noon”.

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