中途
zhōngtú · HSK 7
halfway
🛣️ 中 = middle + 途 = road/journey, so 中途 = middle of the road = midway
中 means middle or center (the line through the box). 途 means road or journey. Together they mark the middle point of a route: halfway, midstream, midway through.
中 — vertical stroke 丨 through enclosure 口
Pictograph of a banner or pole piercing the center of a target or territory, depicting the idea of 'middle' or 'center'. The horizontal frame represents boundaries, and the vertical line marks the central axis. The meaning extended from spatial center to 'middle, central, China' (中国, the Middle Kingdom).