钟祥

钟 zhōng cup Simplified

Simplified form of 鐘 and 鍾. Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

中
中 Sound component
zhōng, zhòng central

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

祥 xiáng good luck

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.

Components

礻
礻 Meaning component
shì show

礻 is a component form of 示.

羊
羊 Sound component
yáng sheep

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2)

鲜鮮

Remnant (2)

鲜鮮

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzjangs.ɢaŋ auspicious

說文解字

《說文》：“祥，福也。从示，羊聲。一云善。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鍾 cup Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

重
重 Sound component
zhòng, chóng heavy

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Xin 9-23 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyowngtoŋ accumulate; repeat
tsyowngtoŋ bell; wine vessel; an ancient measure

說文解字

《說文》：“鍾，酒器也。从金，重聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)