钅
Primary radical
钅 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 钟.
CHINESE CHARACTER
钟 (zhōng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
zhōng
clock; bellHSK 19 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
中
Phonetic component
中 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 9
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 钟 in 9 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 钟
Examples using 钟
我让她等了一分钟。
Wǒ ràng tā děng le yì fēn zhōng。I asked her to wait a minute.
他买的第一项东西是一个闹钟。
Tā mǎi de dì yī xiàng dōng xī shì yí gè nào zhōng。The first item he bought was an alarm clock.
为了不被洪水冲走，有的人紧紧地抱着树干长达数个钟头。
Wèi le bú bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu， yǒu de rén jǐn jǐn dì bào zhe shù gàn cháng dá shù gè zhōng tóu。Some people clung to tree branches for several hours to avoid being washed away by the floodwaters.
FAQ
What does 钟 (zhōng) mean in Chinese?
clock; bell
How do you write 钟 in stroke order?
钟 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 钟?
钅 is the radical in 钟. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 钟?
分钟 (fēnzhōng): minute; 闹钟 (nàozhōng): alarm clock; 钟头 (zhōngtóu): (coll.) hour.