zhōng

handleless cup; goblet

surname Zhong; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]; a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)

metal (钅) + 中 (sound: zhōng) = bell, clock

钅 tells you it is made of metal — a bronze bell or a metal clock. 中 mainly contributes the zhōng sound rather than a meaning here.

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Words with 钟

钟表

zhōng biǎo

clock

金钟

jīn zhōng

Admiralty, Hong Kong

钱钟书

qián zhōng shū

Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998), Chinese scholar and writer, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城[Wei2 cheng2]

钟情

zhōng qíng

to fall in love

钟爱

zhōng ài

to treasure

钟楚红

zhōng chǔ hóng

Cherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress

钟睒睒

zhōng shǎn shǎn

Zhong Shanshan (1954-), Chinese billionaire businessman, the founder and chairperson of Nongfu Spring 農夫山泉|农夫山泉[Nong2 fu1 Shan1 quan2]

钟祥

zhōng xiáng

see 鍾祥市|钟祥市[Zhong1 xiang2 Shi4]

钟祥市

zhōng xiáng shì

Zhongxiang, a county-level city in Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4], Hubei

钟祥县

zhōng xiáng xiàn

Zhongxiang county in Hubei

钟繇

zhōng yáo

Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]

钟万学

zhōng wàn xué

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (1966-), Indonesian politician, governor of Jakarta (2014-)

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