钟

See also: 鍾, 鐘, and 鈡
钟 U+949F, 钟
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-949F
← 钞
[U+949E]
CJK Unified Ideographs 钠 →
[U+94A0]

Translingual

Stroke order
9 strokes

Han character

钟 (Kangxi radical 167, 钅+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 金中 (CL) or 人心中 (OPL) or X金中 (XCL), composition ⿰钅中)

References

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 鐘 (zhōng) and 鍾 (zhōng), replacing the original phonetic component 童 (OC *doːŋ) or 重 (OC *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs) with the simpler phonetic component 中 (zhōng).

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 钟 – see 鐘 (“bell; clock; etc.”).
(This character, 钟, is the simplified form of 鐘.)
Notes:

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 钟 – see 鍾 (“vessel for containing alcohol; to concentrate one's love or attention; etc.”).
(This character, 钟, is the simplified form of 鍾.)
Notes:
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