中庸之道

1. • doctrine of the mean
2. • moderation in all things

Character by character

• 中(zhōng)middle
• 庸(yōng)ordinary
• 之(zhī)(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
• 道(dào)classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process