钟
handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]
钟 character breakdown
China / Chinese / surname Zhong
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
中
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丨
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口
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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.
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.
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
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
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 钟
钟 currently does not appear in any sentence.