鍾 (zung1 | zhong1 zhong4) : concentrate

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鍾

zung1

zhong1 zhong4

[1] a kind of wine container [2] [v] concentrate; accumulate [3] a Chinese family name [4] to cherish

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

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

鍾 / 钟

Don't confuse with:
鐘

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 01:28

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鍾意 zung1 ji3 zhong1 yi4 = like; be fond of 粵

有事鍾無艷無事夏迎春 jau5 si6 zung1 mou4 jim6 mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 ceon1 you3 shi4 zhong1 wu2 yan4 you3 shi4 xia4 ying2 chun1 = come to me only when you need help in times of trouble

鍾情 zung1 cing4 zhong1 qing2 = concentrate love on one person; madly in love

一見鍾情 jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4 = to fall in love at first sight

鍾馗 zung1 kwai4 zhong1 kui2 = a figure of Chinese mythology, the ghost catcher

鍾嘉欣 zung1 gaa1 jan1 zhong1 jia1 xin1 = Linda Chung

鍾楚紅 zung1 co2 hung4 zhong1 chu3 hong2 = Cherie Chung

鍾欣桐 zung1 jan1 tung4 zhong1 xin1 tong2 = Gillian Chung

鍾麗緹 zung1 lai6 tai4 zhong1 li4 ti2 = Christy Chung

鍾鎮濤 zung1 zan3 tou4 zhong1 zhen4 tao1 = Kenny Bee

Showing all 6 examples containing 鍾

你鍾唔鍾意食花生㗎？粵
Do you like to eat peanuts?

我鍾意食薯條粵
I like to eat french fries

我乜都鍾意食粵
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我鍾意喺互聯網買嘢粵
I like to buy stuff on the internet. I like to shop online/on the internet.

佢對寶華一見鍾情粵
It was love at first sight when he saw Bou Waa.

佢淨係鍾意著紅色裙,冇得解嘅。粵
She only loves to wear red dresses, which can't be explained why.

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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: 鍾
Unicode code for this character: U+937E (off-site link)

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