钟 zhōng clock; bell

Made up of [钅 jīn metal radical 167, 中 zhōng centre; middle ]
Alternative traditional form of character: 鐘

Note

The metal radical suggests made of metal (for bells that gave time) and 'zhong' is the sound of a bell and the phonetic
Number of strokes: 9

Related characters

Also uses 钅 jīn component: 锅 guō (pot) 铺 pù (store) 钱 qián (money) 铁 tiě (arms) 锡 xī (to bestow) 银 yín (silver) 钻 zuān (to drill)

Sounds same

中 zhōng (centre) 终 zhōng (end)

Different tone

种 zhǒng (kind of) 众 zhòng (many) 重 zhòng (heavy)

< Previous 中 zhōng Next 终 zhōng >

Pronunciation

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Proverbs

一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng To fall in love at first sight

Also

钟 zhōng bell

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