央
center; end; to beg; to plead
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,242 U+592E
How 央 is formed
How to remember it
center · Heisig RSH #1322
St. Bernard dog
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 央 as their sound component
These characters all use 央 (yāng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 央 sound component | yāng | central; to beg; to run out |
| 英 | yīng | petal, flower, leaf; brave, heroic; English |
| 映 | yìng | to project; to reflect; to shine |
| 秧 | yāng | shoots, sprouts; young rice plants |
| 盎 | àng | pot, cup, bowl; abundant |
| 殃 | yāng | misfortune, disaster, calamity |
| 鞅 | yāng | the strap over a horse's neck |
| 鸯 | yāng | female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) |
| 泱 | yāng | great, expansive; agitated |
| 怏 | yàng | discontented, dispirited, sad |
Words containing 央
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国中央电视台 | Zhōng guó Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái | China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network |
| 中央民族大学 | Zhōng yāng Mín zú Dà xué | Central University for Nationalities |
| 中央音乐学院 | Zhōng yāng Yīn yuè Xué yuàn | Central Conservatory of Music |
| 中央分车带 | zhōng yāng fēn chē dài | median strip; central reservation (on a divided road) |
| 中国共产党中央委员会 | Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng Zhōng yāng Wěi yuán huì | Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. to 中共中央[Zhong1 Gong4 Zhong1 yang1… |
| 中央处理机 | zhōng yāng chǔ lǐ jī | (computing) central processing unit (CPU) |
| 中央电视台 | Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái | China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network |
| 中央军事委员会 | Zhōng yāng Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì | (PRC) Central Military Commission |
| 中央处理器 | zhōng yāng chǔ lǐ qì | (computing) central processing unit (CPU) |
| 中央财经大学 | Zhōng yāng Cái jīng Dà xué | Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing |
| 中央处理单元 | zhōng yāng chǔ lǐ dān yuán | (computing) central processing unit (CPU) |
| 中央全会 | zhōng yāng quán huì | plenary session of the Central Committee |
| 中央日报 | Zhōng yāng Rì bào | Central Daily News |
| 中国共产党中央委员会宣传部 | Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng Zhōng yāng Wěi yuán huì Xuān chuán bù | Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China |
| 中央空调 | zhōng yāng kōng tiáo | central air conditioning; (fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男[nuan3 nan2], … |
| 中央情报局 | Zhōng yāng Qíng bào jú | US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA |
| 中共中央 | Zhōng Gòng Zhōng yāng | Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會|中国共产党中央委员会[Zhong1 … |
| 中央委员会 | Zhōng yāng Wěi yuán huì | Central Committee |
| 中央银行 | zhōng yāng yín háng | central bank |
| 中共中央组织部 | Zhōng gòng Zhōng yāng Zǔ zhī bù | Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, which oversees … |