bell, clock, timepiece
Animated Stroke Order 钟
Stroke Order Diagrams 钟
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HSK Vocabulary: 钟
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 钟 is used in context
1
tā他
duì对
yīn音
yuè乐
yí一
jiàn见
zhōng钟
qíng情
。
He fell in love with music at first sight.
2
qiáng墙
shàng上
de的
zhōng钟
biǎo表
xiǎn显
shì示
sān三
diǎn点
zhěng整
。
The clock on the wall shows three o'clock sharp.
3
nào闹
zhōng钟
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
liù六
diǎn点
xiǎng响
。
The alarm clock rings at six every morning.
4
wǒ我
děng等
le了
wǔ五
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
I waited for five minutes.
5
tā他
měi每
tiān天
pǎo跑
bù步
sān三
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
He runs for thirty minutes every day.
6
huì会
yì议
hái还
yǒu有
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
jiù就
yào要
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
，
qǐng请
jǐn尽
kuài快
rù入
zuò座
。
The meeting will start in ten minutes, please take your seats as soon as possible.
7
zhè这
ge个
shēng声
yīn音
shì是
jǐng警
zhōng钟
。
This sound is an alarm bell.
8
zhè这
cì次
shì事
gù故
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
le了
jǐng警
zhōng钟
，
yào要
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
。
This accident sounded an alarm bell for us to pay attention to safety.
9
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
de的
jǐng警
zhōng钟
yǐ已
jīng经
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cǎi采
qǔ取
xíng行
dòng动
bǎo保
hù护
dì地
qiú球
。
The alarm bell for environmental pollution has been sounded, and we must take action to protect the Earth.
Information
Traditional鐘
Radical钅
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#232
Zhuyinㄓㄨㄥ
Components—
UnicodeU+949F
CangjieCYTG
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality