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

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

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+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

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鐘 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jīn = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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tóng = tu + (e)ng2
surname Tong
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tóng = tu + (e)ng2
child
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Characters with 鐘 as component

鐘 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 鐘

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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

Sentences with 鐘

鐘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhōng

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

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