钟

See also: 鍾, 鐘, and 鈡

钟 U+949F, 钟 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-949F ← 钞 [U+949E] CJK Unified Ideographs 钠 → [U+94A0]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

钟 (Kangxi radical 167, 钅+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 金中 (CL) or 人心中 (OPL) or 難金中 (XCL), composition ⿰钅中)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1328, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4176, character 7
• Unihan data for U+949F

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 鐘 and 鍾, replacing the original phonetic component 童 (OC *doːŋ) or 重 (OC *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs) with the simpler phonetic component 中 (zhōng).

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 钟 – see 鐘 (“bell; clock; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 鐘).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 钟 – see 鍾 (“vessel for containing alcohol; to concentrate one's love or attention; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 鍾).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.