(ちょう) (ctr) counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. [EDICT]
(tǐng, ㄊㄧㄥˇ) straight and stiff; rather (good); quite; very; classifier for guns or machinery [CE-DICT]
中
(じゅう;ぢゅう) (suf) (1) through; throughout; in the course of; (2) all over or throughout (e.g. a place) [EDICT]
(ちゅう) (suf) (1) (See 並・1) medium; average; middle; (2) moderation; (3) (abbr) (See 中一,中学校) middle school; (4) (abbr) (See 中国・1) China; (n-suf) (5) (See 中・じゅう・2) in; out of (e.g. three out of ten people); (6) (See 話し中) during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while; (P) [EDICT]