锺

锺 · zhōng

cup, glass, goblet; surname

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zhōng
Cantonese
zung1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

cup, glass, goblet; surname

Dictionary definitions & readings

锺 zhōng · nonstandard simplified variant of 鍾 zhōng

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Readings & dictionary references

TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
480.110:zhōng Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XCHJG Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8211 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+953A
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
14
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7679

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

14 strokes
锺
Strokes
14
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

14 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.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

鍾

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64232.031
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64232.031
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kCangjie
XCHJG
kFourCornerCode
8211
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F71
kRSUnicode
167'.9
kTotalStrokes
14
kEACC
455E21
kGB0
7981
kMainlandTelegraph
6945
kTGH
2013:7679
kCantonese
zung1
kDefinition
cup, glass, goblet; surname
kJapaneseKun
SAKAZUKI ATSUMERU
kJapaneseOn
SHOU
kKorean
CONG
kMandarin
zhōng
kTGHZ2013
480.110:zhōng
kTraditionalVariant
U+937E

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅重$(G)

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