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The Chinese word zhong - 钟 - zhōng
(clock in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

zhōng

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English translations

clock, bell

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 钟 ( zhōng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters ( zhong / zhōng ) with pronunciation (English translation: clock )
钟 ( zhong / zhōng ) in traditional characters
鍾
Character complexity
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钟 is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

metal  |  pendulum
钟 ( zhong / zhōng ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 855)
Chinese example words containing the character 钟 ( zhong / zhōng )
点钟 ( diănzhōng = clock ), 分钟 ( fēnzhōng = minute ), 钟头 ( zhōngtóu = hour )
Other characters that are pronounced zhōng in Chinese
中 (middle) , 终 (finally) , 忠 (loyal)
More words that mean clock in Chinese
diănzhōng ( 点钟 )
More words that mean bell in Chinese
líng ( 铃 )

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