What is "zhong"

Zhong can refer to

• Zhong (surname), pinyin romanization of Chinese surnames including 钟, 种, 仲, etc.
• Zhong County, a county of Chongqing, China
• Zhongjian River, a river in Hubei, China
• Bianzhong, a Chinese musical instrument similar to a bell
• Cha zhong, a 3-piece tea brewing vessel, also known as a gaiwan.
• The Mean 中, concept of Chinese philosophy (see Doctrine of the Mean)
• Loyalty :zh:忠, one of the precepts in Confucianism.

Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surnames, including Zhōng , Zhòng (种, mistakenly for Chóng, cf. :zh:种姓) and Zhòng , etc.. These are also transliterated as Chung (especially in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia). Sometimes it's transliterated as Cheong or Choong in Malaysia.