鐘 (zung1 | zhong1) : clock

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鐘

zung1

zhong1

[1] [n] clock [2] [n] [n] bell (which tolls as distinct from that which jingles [3] time as measured in hours and minutes [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 20

Level: 2

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鐘 / 钟

Don't confuse with:
鍾

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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點鐘 dim2 zung1 dian3 zhong1 = o'clock

幾點鐘 gei2 dim2 zung1 ji3 dian3 zhong1 = what time is it; at what time

分鐘 fan1 zung1 fen1 zhong1 = minute (time)

鐘頭 zung1 tau4 zhong1 tou2 = hour

夠鐘 gau3 zung1 = it's time; time is due; it's due; time's up 粵

鬧鐘 naau6 zung1 = alarm clock

秒鐘 miu5 zung1 = second (1/60th of a minute)

鐘點 zung1 dim2 zhong1 dian3 = hour; specified time; [adj] hourly

鐘錶 zung1 biu1 = clock

金鐘 gam1 zung1 = Admiralty (MTR station)
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 20 examples containing 鐘

而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.

而家幾點(鐘)？粵
What is the time now?

我唔鐘意太濃嘅茶粵
I don't like tea that's too strong.
[Lit. I not like too strong [possessive particle] tea.]

蘋果，我鐘意㓟咗皮先至食粵
I like to peel apples before eating them.
[Lit. apples, I like peel [perfective zo2] skin only-then eat.]

我好鐘意飲珍珠奶茶。粵
I like to drink bubble tea!

我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

我聽日七點鐘要起身。粵
I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

我在幾分鐘之內就到國
I'll be there in a few minutes.

一分鐘有六十秒。
There are sixty seconds in a minute.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鐘
Unicode code for this character: U+9418 (off-site link)

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