How to write 钟

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 钟

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Meaning of 钟

Pinyin zhōng

Radical

钅

Strokes

Definition

clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell

Usage

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钟 zhōng 名【本义】: 金属制成的响器，中空，敲时发声。 [En.] A hollow metallic instrument that produces sound when struck. 1. 同本义 [En.] The same as the original meaning (bell). - 警～。 [En.] Alarm bell. - 编～（古代乐器。把一系列铜制的钟挂在木架上组成，用小木槌击奏） [En.] Bianzhong (an ancient musical instrument made by hanging a series of bronze bells on a frame, struck with small mallets). - ～鼎（古铜器总称，上面铭刻文字） [En.] Zhongding (a general term for ancient bronze vessels inscribed with writing). 2. 计时的器具 [En.] A timekeeping device. - ～表（钟和表的总称） [En.] Clock and watch (general term for clocks). - 座～。 [En.] Table clock. - ～鸣漏尽（晨钟已鸣，夜漏将尽。喻年届迟幕） [En.] The bell has rung; the night watch is almost over. (Metaphor for the end of a year). 3. 指某个一定的时间，小时 [En.] Referring to a specific moment in time, hour. - ～头（小时） [En.] Time frame (as in "held a meeting for an hour"). 4. 杯子 [En.] Cup. 5. 集中，专一 [En.] Concentration, singleness of purpose. - ～情（感情专注） [En.] Focused affection. - ～爱（特别爱） [En.] Special love. - ～灵毓秀（指美好的自然环境产生优秀的人物） [En.] The good natural environment produces outstanding people. 锺 zhōng 名【本义】: 古时盛酒的器皿。现也称“盅”。 [En.] Originally a vessel for holding wine, now also referred to as "zhōng" (cup). 1. 同本义 [En.] Same as the original meaning (wine jar). 2. 大酒杯 [En.] Big cup. 3. 姓 [En.] Surname. 锺 zhōng 量 1. 酒杯、茶杯，与“盅”通 [En.] Wine cup, tea cup, interchangeable with "zhōng" (handleless small cup). 2. 古容量单位 [En.] Ancient unit of capacity, in the Spring and Autumn period, it was the standard measure of the Qí state, equal to six dou four sheng, with variations of eight dou and ten dou later. 锺 zhōng 动 1. 集聚 [En.] To concentrate. 2. 介词。适逢，当 [En.] To meet; to coincide with. 3. 寄托 [En.] To find sustenance in.

分钟 fēn zhōng

minute

暮鼓晨钟 mù gǔ chén zhōng

lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence

金钟泌 jīn zhōng mì

Admiralty

甬钟 yǒng zhōng

Yong Zhong

秒钟 miǎo zhōng

(time) second

三秒钟 sān miǎo zhōng

three seconds

编钟 biān zhōng

set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)

一分钟 yì fēn zhōng

one minute

钟头 zhōng tóu

hour / CL:個|个[ge4]

几分钟 jǐ fēn zhōng

a couple of minutes / several minutes / a few minutes

钟表 zhōng biǎo

clock

时钟 shí zhōng

clock

十几分钟 shí jǐ fēn zhōng

Ten minutes

十分钟 shí fēn zhōng

ten minutes

五分钟 wǔ fēn zhōng

five minutes

钟情 zhōng qíng

to fall in love / to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)

警钟 jǐng zhōng

alarm bell

生物钟 shēng wù zhōng

biological clock

两分钟 liǎng fēn zhōng

two minutes / Two Minutes（歌名）

钟鼓 zhōng gǔ

Bell and drum

一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng

love at first sight (idiom)

三分钟 sān fēn zhōng

three minutes

闹钟 nào zhōng

alarm clock

自鸣钟 zì míng zhōng

chiming clock

钟鸣鼎食 zhōng míng dǐng shí

extravagant lifestyle