zhōng
clock
Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鐘
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
minute | ||
clock | ||
alarm clock | ||
hour | ||
love at first sight (idiom) |
Sources