Chinese Character 钟 Meanings and components.

Form

钟

Meaning

钟 meaning[3] in English

Surname Zhong.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 钟 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (钅) , and China (中)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with OPL

How to write 钟

To write钟zhong1surname Zhong you should write a combination of 钅jin1 , 中zhong1China arranged in a 吅 shape:

钅 + 中 = 钟

钟 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 钟 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 钟, looks as follow:

钟
Pinyin:zhong1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Zhong
钅
Pinyin:jin1
中
Pinyin:zhong1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: China . Chinese . Surname Zhong
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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