Memory phrase for the character: 央

央

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Meaning

middle, center, capital

Pronunciation

 Ō

Explanation

 Top: yoke 冂, below: big 大

Mnemonic
 
The yoke on the shoulders of the big person is centered.

Radicals

大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
央 centerThe yoke 冂 on the large 大 person is central.
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 Vocabulary

央 おう  middle, centre
中央 ちゅうおう  central, center, middle
中央駅 ちゅうおうえき  Central station

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