Keyword
bell
- clock
- Frequency
- #896
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
钅 (metal) gives the meaning and 中 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
分钟
minute
钟
handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); a (large) bell (CL:架 (jià)); clock (CL:座 (zuò)); amount of time; o'clock (CL:点 (diǎn),分 (fēn),秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三点钟 (sāndiǎnzhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分钟 (wǔfēnzhōng) "five minutes" etc)
时钟
clock
秒钟
(time) second
金钟
Admiralty, Hong Kong
钟声
the sound of a bell
钟头
(coll.) hour
钟爱
to treasure; to be very fond of
警钟
alarm bell
闹钟
alarm clock
钟表
clock
一见钟情
to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
钟楼
bell tower; campanile; clock tower; Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
点钟
(indicating time of day) o'clock
钟情
to fall in love; to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)
丧钟
knell
一刻钟
a quarter of an hour
情有独钟
to have a special fondness (for sth)
敲钟
to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime
钟祥市
Zhongxiang, a county-level city in Jingmen City 荆门市 (JīngménShì), Hubei
编钟
set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)
钟摆
pendulum
钟点
hour; specified time
生物钟
biological clock