中庸

Zhōngyōng
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书 Sìshū

CEDICT

Homographs

中庸 zhōngyōng
  1. golden mean (Confucianism)
  2. (literary) (of person) mediocre
  3. ordinary

Entry Composition

1 中 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
2 庸 yōng
  1. ordinary
  2. to use