央

yāng

center, conclude, run out; beg

How to write 央, stroke by stroke

center; end; to beg; to plead

Made of 冂 + 大

中央zhōng yāngcentral; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
央中yāng zhōngto ask for mediation; to request sb to act as a go-between
央人yāng rénto ask sb (to do sth); to entreat
央及yāng jíto ask; to plead; to beg; to involve
央告yāng gaoto implore; to plead; to ask earnestly
央求yāng qiúto implore; to plead; to ask earnestly
中央凹zhōng yāng āofovea centralis (depression in the macula retina, most sensitive optic region)
中央企业zhōng yāng qǐ yècentrally-managed state-owned enterprise (PRC)
中央全会zhōng yāng quán huìplenary session of the Central Committee
中央汇金zhōng yāng huì jīncentral finance; Chinese monetary fund
中央政府zhōng yāng zhèng fǔcentral government
中央空调zhōng yāng kōng tiáocentral air conditioning; (fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男, a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry)

你知道中央情报局的什么？
nǐ zhī dào zhōng yāng qíng bào jú de shén me ？
What do you know about the CIA?
公车突然在路中央停下来。
gōng chē tū rán zài lù zhōng yāng tíng xià lái 。
The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.
城市中央有一座公园。
chéng shì zhōng yāng yǒu yí zuò gōng yuán 。
There is a park in the middle of the city.
图书馆位于市中央。
tú shū guǎn wèi yú shì zhōng yāng 。
The library is in the middle of the city.
我喜欢吃加央包。
wǒ xǐ huan chī jiā yāng bāo 。
I love to eat kaya pau.