1. 挂
  2. 钟

挂

Previous (乘)Next (奖)
  • 1230th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
挂→
扌圭
2Radical
挂→
扌hand圭N/A
3Graphical
挂→
亅二圭

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guà (gua4)to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) • to hang up (the phone) • to be worried or concerned • to make a phone call (topolect) • to register or record • to hitch • classifier for sets or clusters of objects

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 挂 guà (gua4)The component 圭 is pronounced as 'guī' (gui1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

挂住 (掛住)
挂念 (掛念)
牵挂 (牽掛)

Uncommon

悬挂 (懸掛)
挂好 (掛好)
挂彩 (掛彩)
挂断 (掛斷)
挂历 (掛曆)
挂机 (掛機)
挂牌 (掛牌)
挂号 (掛號)
挂钩 (掛鉤)
挂钟 (掛鐘)
挂面 (掛麵)

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钟

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Previous (销)Next (诗)
  • 903rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
钟→
钅中
2Radical
钟→
钅metal/gold口mouth丨line
3Graphical
钟→
丿一乚二口丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (Zhong1)surname Zhong
2. zhōng (zhong1)handleless cup • goblet • to concentrate • variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
3. zhōng (zhong1)variant of 鍾|钟
4. zhōng (zhong1)clock • o'clock • time as measured in hours and minutes • bell • CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 钟 zhōng (zhong1)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 钟 zhōng (zhong1)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 钟 zhōng (zhong1)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for 钟 zhōng (zhong1)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

分钟 (分鐘)

Uncommon

时钟 (時鐘)
生物钟 (生物鐘)
秒钟 (秒鐘)
钟情 (鍾情)
钟爱 (鍾愛)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
钟表 (鐘錶)
钟头 (鐘頭)
钟点 (鐘點)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)
点钟 (點鐘)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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