钟
zhōng HSK2

cup

钟 鐘 zhōng frequency
time noun
(bound form) Refers to time, duration, or a specific point in time on a clock; used in words like 点钟 diǎn​zhōng for hours or 分钟 fēn​zhōng for minutes

三刻钟到一小时后，症状消失了，我能描述所发生的事情。

sān kè zhōng dào yī xiǎo​shí hòu, zhèng​zhuàng xiāo​shī le, wǒ néng miáo​shù suǒ fā​shēng de shì​qing.

After 3/4 to 1 hour the symptoms disappeared, and I was able to describe what had happened.

bell noun
A large, hollow percussion instrument, typically made of bronze or iron, used to produce sound when struck; often found in temples to signal time or call gatherings.

钟楼的钟响了起来，大家开始准备回家了。

zhōng​lóu de zhōng xiǎng le qǐ lái, dà​jiā kāi​shǐ zhǔn​bèi huí jiā le.

The bell of the clock tower rang, and everyone started preparing to go home.

surname
A Chinese surname
钟 鐘 zhōng
variant 鍾
clock noun
A device used for measuring and showing time, generally larger than a watch.

我们家里的钟总是慢十分钟。

wǒ​men jiā​lǐ de zhōng zǒng​shì màn shí fēn​zhōng.

The clock in our house is always ten minutes slow.

钟刚敲过四点。

zhōng gāng qiāo guo sì diǎn.

The clock has just struck four.

钟 鍾 zhōng
to concentrate verb
(bound form) to concentrate or gather, especially regarding feelings or affection
cup
handleless cup; goblet; ancient wine vessel with a large belly and small neck
[capacity]
(bound form) ancient unit of capacity equal to six 斛 hú and four 斗 dǒu
钟 鍾 zhōng
variant 锺
Zhong
the surname Zhong

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Frequency
Character
Written text
905th most common 190.0 per million
Movie subtitles
460th most common 317.2 per million appears in 74% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
74.2 per million appears in 25% of films
Written text
56.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
鍾鐘
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+949F

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)