众 (zhòng): abbr. for 眾議院|众议院, House of Representatives, (bound form) crowd, multitude, (bound form) many, numerous
众 (zhòng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) crowd.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 人 (structural), 人 (structural) and 人 (structural). It ranks #510 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 众 three people 人 representing a crowd. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- abbr. for 眾議院|众议院, House of Representatives
- (bound form) crowd
- multitude
- (bound form) many
- numerous
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThree people 人 representing a crowd
Decomposition: ⿱人⿰人人 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 众
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 观众noun | guān zhòng | spectators | 4 |
| 公众noun | gōng zhòng | public | 6 |
| 大众noun | dà zhòng | the masses | 5 |
| 民众noun | mín zhòng | the populace | 6 |
| 听众noun | tīng zhòng | audience | 4 |
| 众人noun | zhòng rén | everyone | 6 |
| 众多adjective | zhòng duō | numerous | 5 |
| 群众noun | qún zhòng | mass | 6 |
| 众所周知phrase | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | (idiom) as everyone knows | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 与众不同phrase | yǔ zhòng bù tóng | (idiom) to stand out from the crowd |
| 出众adjective | chū zhòng | to stand out |
| 合众国noun | hé zhòng guó | federated nation |
| 当众adverb | dāng zhòng | in public |
| 观众席 | guān zhòng xí | audience seating area |
| 大庭广众phrase | dà tíng guǎng zhòng | (idiom) in public |
| 众议员noun | zhòng yì yuán | member of the House of Representatives |
| 众矢之的phrase | zhòng shǐ zhī dì | lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) |
| 乌合之众phrase | wū hé zhī zhòng | (idiom) rabble |
| 众议院noun | zhòng yì yuàn | lower house of bicameral assembly |
| 众目睽睽phrase | zhòng mù kuí kuí | (idiom) (under) the public eye |
| 哗众取宠phrase | huá zhòng qǔ chǒng | sensationalism |
| 示众verb | shì zhòng | to publicly expose |
| 万众一心phrase | wàn zhòng yī xīn | millions of people all of one mind (idiom) |
| 兴师动众phrase | xīng shī dòng zhòng | to muster large forces |
众 appears in 100 compound words: 26 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 35 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 众 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (43)
public place with numerous people; (before) a big crowd; (on) a public occasion
(idiom) to go to a great deal of trouble; to mobilize considerable manpower and resources (often unnecessarily)
public place with numerous people; (before) a big crowd; (on) a public occasion
Showing 12 of 43 idioms containing 众.
Example Sentences
他众品很好，在村里很受尊敬。
tā zhòng pǐn hěn hǎo , zài cūn lǐ hěn shòu zūn jìng .
He is a man of good character and is highly respected in the village.
明真相大陆民众新年感恩:大法师父好
míng zhēn xiāng dà lù mín zhòng xīn nián gǎn ēn : dà fǎ shī fù hǎo
The people of the mainland are grateful for the New Year: Hello Master Dafa
88%的阿拉伯民众反对承认以色列政权
8 8 de ā lā bó mín zhòng fǎn duì chéng rèn yǐ sè liè zhèng quán
88% of the Arab population opposes the recognition of the Israeli regime
大黄狗遭3楼丢下!肝脏碎裂 民众救援心疼
dà huáng gǒu zāo 3 lóu diū xià ! gān zāng suì liè mín zhòng jiù yuán xīn téng
The big yellow dog was dropped on the 3rd floor! The liver is broken, and the people are distressed
新春中国行丨中国年遇上“送冬节”:中俄民众共赴春天..
xīn chūn zhōng guó háng 丨 zhōng guó nián yù shàng sòng dōng jié : zhōng é mín zhòng gòng fù chūn tiān . .
New Year China Tour丨Chinese New Year meets "Winter Festival": Chinese and Russian people go to spring together:
马到平安|拒绝 “人从众” 伤害,春节防踩踏 指南..
mǎ dào píng ān jù jué rén cóng zhòng shāng hài , chūn jié fáng cǎi tà zhǐ nán . .
Horse to Safety|Refuse the harm of "people following the crowd", Spring Festival anti-stampede guide:
泳池是对公众开放的。
Yǒngchí shì duì gōngzhòng kāifàng de.
The swimming pool is open to the public.
他的演说赢得了观众热烈的掌声。
Tā de yǎnshuō yíngdé le guānzhòng rèliè de zhǎngshēng.
The audience clapped loudly after his speech.
观众面前唱歌让我们大家都感到尴尬。
Guānzhòng miànqián chànggē ràng wǒmen dàjiā dōu gǎndào gāngà.
We all felt embarrassed to sing a song in public.
他在众人面前被嘲笑。
Tā zài zhòngrén miànqián bèi cháoxiào.
He was laughed at in public.
Character Family
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