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钟 Zhōng

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钟 Zhōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zhōng | Zhong1
English translation
surname Zhong
handleless cup
goblet
to concentrate
variant of 鐘 zhōng
>钟 Zhōng [zhōng]
clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell
CL:架 jià [jià],座 zuò [zuò]
clock; bell

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About 钟 Zhōng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

鐘 zhōng

Contains the radical

钅 jīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of 钟 Zhōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰钅中

Semantic compound

钅 jīn

Phonetic compound

中 Zhōng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 jīn represents the meaning and 中 Zhōng represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐘 zhōng .

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Example sentences using 钟 Zhōng

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(若 ruò 米饭 mǐfàn 是 shì 剩 shèng 的 de 凉 Liáng 米饭 mǐfàn ,用 yòng 微波炉 wēi bō lú 稍微 shāowēi 转 zhuǎn 热 rè 1-2分钟 fēnzhōng .)

Sprinkle with Maggie sauce and add in wasabi if desired.

赶快 gǎnkuài 把 bǎ 东西 dōngxī 装 zhuāng 进 jìn 你们 nǐ men 的 de 包 Bāo 里 lǐ , 5分钟 fēnzhōng 后 Hòu 我们 wǒmen 就 jiù 走 zǒu .

Pack your bags and make It'snappy; we leave in five minutes.

教堂 jiào táng 的 de 钟 Zhōng 敲 qiāo 出 chū 低沉 dī chén 的 de 响声 xiǎng shēng .

The church clocks strike with a muffled sound.

把 bǎ 洋葱 yáng cōng 炒 chǎo 五分钟 Zhōng .

Saute & 1 & the onions for five minutes.

钟 Zhōng 刚 gāng 敲 qiāo 过 Guò 4点 diǎn .

The clock has just struck four.

Words with 钟 Zhōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
分钟 fēnzhōng minute分鐘
钟 Zhōng clock鐘 zhōng
闹钟 nào zhōng alarm clock鬧鐘
钟头 zhōng tóu hour鐘頭
一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng love at first sight (idiom)一見鐘情
钟爱 zhōng aì to treasure鍾愛
时钟 shí zhōng clock時鐘
钟表 zhōng biǎo clock鐘錶
警钟 jǐng zhōng alarm bell警鐘
钟情 zhōng qíng to fall in love鍾情
情有独钟 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)情有獨鍾
钟楼 Zhōng lóu bell tower鐘樓
生物钟 shēng wù zhōng biological clock生物鐘
秒钟 miǎo zhōng (time) second秒鐘
钟点工 zhōng diǎn gōng hourly worker鐘點工
钟点 zhōng diǎn hour鐘點
点钟 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock點鐘
钱钟书 Qián Zhōng shū Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城 Wéi chéng 錢鐘書
钟山 Zhōng shān Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州 Hè zhōu [Hè​zhōu], Guangxi鐘山
钟摆 zhōng bǎi pendulum鐘擺
挂钟 guà zhōng wall clock掛鐘
丧钟 sāng zhōng knell喪鐘
编钟 biān zhōng set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)編鐘

钟 Zhōng Decomposition & Compounds

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钟 Zhōng Decomposition

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