中              
            
            
            Meaning
                 Center, middle            
            Kunyoumi
                    なか - naka,  うち - uchi,  あたる - ataru                
              Onyoumi
                    チュウ - Chou                
              The arrow hit the target right in the center, it’s pretty easy to remember this kanji 中. In the past the middle box part of the kanji was interpreted as a drum. The long lines is a the flagpole. This drum with a flagpole was used to gather people and to detect the direction of the wind.

