钟

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

surname Zhong

钟 = 中 + 钅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) practices trick shots in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He tries to hit a dart board (中) with golden harpoons (钅). He's not going for direct hits though, but trying to bounce the golden harpoons off of a huge bell (钟) first.

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]

钟 = 中 + 钅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) practices trick shots in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He tries to hit a dart board (中) with golden harpoons (钅). He's not going for direct hits though, but trying to bounce the golden harpoons off of a huge bell (钟) first.

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

钟 = 中 + 钅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) practices trick shots in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He tries to hit a dart board (中) with golden harpoons (钅). He's not going for direct hits though, but trying to bounce the golden harpoons off of a huge bell (钟) first.

钟 character breakdown

钟
- 中
  - 丨
  - 口
- 钅

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

China / Chinese / surname Zhong

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

中 = 丨 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 钟 as component

钟 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 钟

clock

to have a special fondness (for sth)

knell

wall clock

timer / timing clock / alarm clock

Big Ben

chime

pendulum clock

a knell

to sound a bell / (of a clock) to chime

digital clock

digital clock

Horologium (constellation)

lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress

lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence

brief period of enthusiasm / flash in the pan

to clock in for work

lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively

(of a prostitute) to do an outcall / to accompany a customer to their place

Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)

Sentences with 钟

钟 currently does not appear in any sentence.