Dictionary/钟

钟

zhōng

ㄓㄨㄥ 鐘
HSK 2TOCFL Novice 29 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])
2clock (CL:座[zuo4])
3amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)

Etymology

pictophonetic · metal

Radical

钅 · clock; bell

Composition

⿰钅中

Writing

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