钟 (zhōng): surname Zhong; handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]; a (large) bell; clock; amount of time; o'clock (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)

Character info

Pinyin

zhōng

Meaning

surname Zhong; handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]; a (large) bell; clock; amount of time; o'clock (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)

Characters

1

Part of speech

noun

HSK level

HSK 7

Strokes

9

Radical

钅

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• “钟”常用义指一种计时或报时的器具，如闹钟、挂钟、座钟。也指钟表上的指针所指的时间，如几点钟。还指金属制成的打击乐器，如钟鼓、编钟。此外，它还是中国的一个姓氏。在“钟爱”中表示特别喜爱、专注。注意“钟”与“鍾”“鈡”等异体字的关系，姓氏中“钟”常由“鍾”简化而来。