Meaning
clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
Chinese: 时间。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhong” becomes a different word in each tone. 钟 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 分钟fēn zhōngminute
- 闹钟nào zhōngalarm clock
- 钟头zhōng tóu(coll.) hour
- 警钟jǐng zhōngalarm bell
- 上钟shàng zhōngto clock in for work
Example Sentence
墙上的钟已经指向十二点。Qiáng shàng de zhōng yǐ jīng zhǐ xiàng shí èr diǎn.The clock on the wall already points to twelve.
墙Qiángwall (CL:面,堵)上shàngon的deof钟zhōnghandleless cup已经yǐ jīngalready指向zhǐ xiàngto point towards十二shí èrtwelve点diǎnto touch briefly。