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Character

钟

zhōng HSK 1
钟 zhōng HSK 1
  • 1. a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell
  • 2. a clock (wall clock or table clock)
  • 3. time or a point in time
  • 4. to concentrate; to focus (emotions, feelings, etc.)
  • 5. a surname
  • 6. same as "盅"
  • 7. an ancient wine vessel with a large belly, narrow neck, and small mouth
  • 8. a bell hung at a temple or certain places, used as a signal for alarm, timekeeping, or assembly
Words using 钟 as zhōng (4)
  • 1 分钟 fēn zhōng — minute HSK 1
    • 分 division, fraction (1/60 of an hour)
    • 钟 clock, time (indicates time measurement)
    Example

    我等了十分钟。

    wǒ děng le shí fēn zhōng

    I waited for ten minutes.

  • 2 闹钟 nào zhōng — alarm clock HSK 5
    • 闹 alarm, ring (the noise-making function)
    • 钟 clock (the timepiece aspect)
    Example

    我每天早上六点被闹钟吵醒。

    wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn bèi nào zhōng chǎo xǐng

    I am woken up by the alarm clock at six o'clock every morning.

  • 3 钟头 zhōng tóu — hour HSK 6
    • 钟 clock, time measurement
    • 头 suffix forming a time unit
    Example

    我等了两个钟头。

    wǒ děng le liǎng ge zhōng tóu

    I waited for two hours.

  • 4 警钟 jǐng zhōng — alarm bell HSK 7
    Example

    这次事故给我们敲响了警钟。

    zhè cì shì gù gěi wǒ men qiāo xiǎng le jǐng zhōng

    This accident rang an alarm bell for us.

Structure & writing
钟 zhōng — a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell

钟 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 钅 jīn — metal/gold radical
钅 is a component in 43 characters
HSK 1
钟 zhōng a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell 钱 qián currency; money
HSK 2
铁 tiě iron (metallic element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26) 错 cuò uneven; mixed and varied
HSK 3
铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb) 银 yín silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47) 锻 duàn to forge (metal by heating and hammering)
HSK 4
针 zhēn needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting) 钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content) 钥 yào key 键 jiàn key (mechanical component connecting a shaft to a gear or pulley, usually a rectangular steel block fitted into keyways) 镜 jìng mirror; a reflective device (ancient mirrors were made of polished bronze, modern ones of glass)
HSK 5
铃 líng bell or buzzer (metal sound-making device) 销 xiāo to melt metal into liquid 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open) 锅 guō cooking pot or wok (round, concave, made of iron, aluminum, steel, etc.)
HSK 6
钓 diào to fish with a hook and bait 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object 铜 tóng copper (metallic element, symbol Cu, atomic number 29) 铺 pū to spread out; to lay flat 链 liàn chain; a rope-like object made of connected metal rings
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镇 zhèn to suppress; to control
HSK 7
衔 xián (lit.) horse bit (mouthpiece) 钉 dīng nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object) 钙 gài calcium (metallic element, symbol Ca) 钝 dùn blunt; not sharp (opposite of 快、利、锐) 钞 chāo banknote, paper currency
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钦 qīn to admire; to respect 钧 jūn ancient unit of weight equal to thirty jin 钩 gōu hook (a curved, sharp-tipped tool for hanging or retrieving things) 钮 niǔ same as "纽" 铭 míng inscription on a vessel, stele, etc. recording facts or merits; words written or engraved to encourage oneself 铲 chǎn shovel; spatula (a flat or scoop-shaped tool with a long handle, usually made of iron) 铸 zhù to cast metal by melting and pouring into a mold 锄 chú hoe (farm tool for loosening soil and weeding) 锈 xiù rust (oxidized layer on metal surfaces) 锋 fēng blade edge; the sharp or pointed part of a sword, knife, or other weapon 锐 ruì sharp or pointed (of a blade or weapon's edge), opposite of 'blunt' 锡 xī tin (metallic element, symbol Sn, atomic number 50) 锤 chuí hammer (a tool with a handle and a metal head) 锦 jǐn colorful patterned silk fabric 锲 qiè (lit.) to carve with a knife 镶 xiāng to inlay or embed one object into another; to border or edge with a material
2 中 zhōng — center; middle point equidistant from all sides
Xpinyin
中 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 1
贵 guì expensive; of high value (opposite of 贱) 钟 zhōng a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell
HSK 3
种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus
HSK 5
冲 chōng to pour boiling water over; (of water current) to strike against
HSK 6
肿 zhǒng to swell (of skin, mucous membrane, muscle, etc. due to circulatory obstruction, inflammation, suppuration, or internal bleeding)
HSK 7
仲 zhòng second among siblings (after 伯, before 叔) 忠 zhōng loyal and devoted, wholehearted sincerity 衷 zhōng inner heart; innermost feelings 遣 qiǎn to dispatch; to send

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