钟(zhōng)

HSK 29 strokesTrad. 鍾

surname Zhong

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Character information

Pinyin
zhōng
Meaning
surname Zhong
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
鍾

Origin & structure

Where 钟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅中

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 中 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn中zhōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 钟 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 钟

Common words using 钟 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fēn分zhōng钟
HSK 2

minute

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jǐng警zhōng钟
HSK 7-9

alarm bell

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shàng上zhōng钟

to clock in for work

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chū出zhōng钟

(of a prostitute) to do an outcall; to accompany a customer to their place

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yī一kè刻zhōng钟

a quarter of an hour

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yī一jiàn见zhōng钟qíng情

to fall in love at first sight (idiom)

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sāng丧zhōng钟

knell

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dà大běn本zhōng钟

Big Ben

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万且业为主举久乐

From 钟’s common words

分警上出一刻见情

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