1. 时
  2. 钟

时

Previous (说)Next (要)
  • 25th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.43% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 408 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
时→
日寸
2Radical
时→
日sun/day寸thumb
3Graphical
时→
口一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. shí (shi2)o'clock • time • when • hour • season • period

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 时 shí (shi2)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

时 also appears in:
鲥莳埘

Example Words

Common

同时 (同時)
小时 (小時)
时代 (時代)
时候 (時候)
时光 (時光)
时尚 (時尚)
时间 (時間)
有时候 (有時候)
随时 (隨時)

Uncommon

一时 (一時)
不时 (不時)
何时 (何時)
倒计时 (倒計時)
到时 (到時)
到时候 (到時候)
即时 (即時)
及时 (及時)
定时 (定時)
实时 (實時)
小时候 (小時候)
平时 (平時)
几时 (幾時)
按时 (按時)
时不时 (時不時)
时分 (時分)
时刻 (時刻)
时报 (時報)
时差 (時差)
时常 (時常)
时时 (時時)
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
时期 (時期)
时机 (時機)
时段 (時段)
时空 (時空)
时节 (時節)
时装 (時裝)
时速 (時速)
时钟 (時鐘)
时隔 (時隔)
时髦 (時髦)
暂时 (暫時)
有时 (有時)
有的时候 (有的時候)
此时 (此時)
历时 (歷時)
准时 (準時)
当时 (當時)
临时 (臨時)
临时工 (臨時工)
计时 (計時)
这时 (這時)
过时 (過時)
适时 (適時)
那时 (那時)
那时候 (那時候)
顿时 (頓時)

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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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