钲

钲 · zhēng

kind of gong used in ancient times by troops on the march

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

kind of gong used in ancient times by troops on the march

Mandarin
zhēng
Cantonese
zing1

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+94B2
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
10 · Unihan
Residual
5

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

10 strokes
钲
Strokes
10
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

10 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰钅正(G)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 钲

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

鉦

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
zhēng
kCantonese
zing1
kDefinition
kind of gong used in ancient times by troops on the march
kTotalStrokes
10
kRSUnicode
167'.5
kTraditionalVariant
U+9266
kTGH
2013:4528

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
zhēng 1471.050
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 钲0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
钅 beside 正 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰钅正$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅正$(G)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.