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Character #349 · The First 1000
钟 (鐘) zhōng meaning: clock
clock; bell; o'clock; time (as in 三分钟, three minutes)
clock; bell; o'clock; time (as in 三分鐘, three minutes)
- Strokes
- 920
- TraditionalSimplified
- 鐘 钟
- Poster cell
- M13
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02 练习纸
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Practice writing 钟鐘
Write 钟鐘 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zhōng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
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04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 钟 mean in English?
- 钟 (zhōng) means "clock": clock; bell; o'clock; time (as in 三分钟, three minutes).
- How do you pronounce 钟?
- 钟 is pronounced zhōng in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄓㄨㄥ.
- How many strokes does 钟 have?
- The simplified form, 钟, has 9 strokes. The traditional form, 鐘, has 20.
- What is the traditional form of 钟?
- The traditional form of 钟 is 鐘. 钟 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 鐘 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 钟?
- Common words that use 钟 include 分钟 (fēnzhōng, minute), 闹钟 (nàozhōng, alarm clock), 钟头 (zhōngtóu, hour), 警钟 (jǐngzhōng, alarm bell).
- How common is 钟?
- 钟 is number 349 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell M13 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.