Chinese words pronounced zhong (any tone) 23 words, in the 3 tones zhong is read in. zhōng (1st tone) 11 words 中(zhōng) middle 钟(zhōng) handleless cup 终(zhōng) end 忠(zhōng) loyal 锺(zhōng) nonstandard simplified variant of 钟 zhōng 中(zhōng) middle 鍾(zhōng) handleless cup 鐘(zhōng) a (large) bell 終(zhōng) end 忠(zhōng) loyal All 11 words pronounced zhōng zhǒng (3rd tone) 5 words 种(zhǒng) seed 肿(zhǒng) to swell 冢(zhǒng) mound 尰(zhǒng) swell 踵(zhǒng) to arrive 種(zhǒng) seed 腫(zhǒng) to swell 塚(zhǒng) burial mound 尰(zhǒng) swell 踵(zhǒng) to arrive zhòng (4th tone) 9 words 中(zhòng) to hit a target 种(zhòng) to plant 重(zhòng) heavy 众(zhòng) crowd 仲(zhòng) second month of a season 中(zhòng) to hit a target 種(zhòng) to plant 重(zhòng) heavy 眾(zhòng) crowd 仲(zhòng) second month of a season All 9 words pronounced zhòng Often confused with zhong zong in any tone 17 words