锺

See also: 鍾

锺 U+953A, 锺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-953A ← 锹 [U+9539] CJK Unified Ideographs 锻 → [U+953B]

Translingual

Han character

锺 (Kangxi radical 167, 钅+9, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金竹十土 (CHJG) or 人心竹十土 (OPHJG) or X金竹十土 (XCHJG), composition ⿰钅重)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1328, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 6, page 4232, character 3
• Unihan data for U+953A

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 鍾 (金 → 钅).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 锺 – see 鍾 (“surname or given name”). (This character, 锺, is the simplified form of 鍾.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Usage notes

This character is only used as a surname or in given names. For the general simplified form of 鍾, see 钟 instead.