Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (钟)
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
钟 / 鐘 [zhōng]
clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jià],座[zuò]
Japanese
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鐘 あつむ
Atsumu given name
鐘 かなで
Kanade female given name
鐘 かね
Kane female given namesurname
鐘 かねさき
Kanesaki surname
鐘 かねのり
Kanenori unclassified name
鐘 かねゆき
Kaneyuki unclassified name
鐘 しょう
Shou surname
CHINESE WORDS (70)
分钟 [fēnzhōng] #324
minute
闹钟 [nàozhōng] #8,910
alarm clock
钟头 [zhōngtóu] #6,541
hour
一见钟情 [yījiànzhōngqíng] #9,950
love at first sight (idiom)
时钟 [shízhōng] #11,446
clock
钟表 [zhōngbiǎo] #18,077
clock
警钟 [jǐngzhōng] #17,817
alarm bell
钟楼 [Zhōnglóu] #17,103
Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chángzhōushì], Jiangsu
生物钟 [shēngwùzhōng] #38,135
biological clock
秒钟 [miǎozhōng] #33,004
(time) second
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JAPANESE WORDS (60)
⭐ 時計 [とけい] #2,341
clock
鐘の音 [かねのね] #11,955
chimes
早鐘を打つ [はやがねをうつ] #22,847
to beat fast (of a heart)
⭐ 警鐘 [けいしょう] #29,407
alarm bell
警鐘を鳴らす [けいしょうをならす] #29,507
to ring an alarm bell
⭐ 鐘楼 [しょうろう] #30,847
belfry
早鐘 [はやがね] #31,138
alarm bell
⭐ 鍾乳洞 [しょうにゅうどう] #40,833
limestone cave
除夜の鐘 [じょやのかね] #53,705
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
半鐘 [はんしょう] #55,711
fire alarm
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