ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

clock

钟 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as zhōng in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 鐘 or 鍾 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 钅 (gold) and 中 (middle).

  • 钟
    ㄓㄨㄥ

    zhōng

    clock

    • 钅
      ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      gold

    • 中
      ㄓㄨㄥ

      zhōng

      middle

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The gold shone brightly in the middle of the clock and I gazed at it
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 钟

Definitions for 钟 pronounced as zhōng

  • clock
  • o'clock
  • time as measured in hours and minutes
  • bell
  • CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]
  • surname Zhong
  • handleless cup
  • goblet
  • to concentrate
  • variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]

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