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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 座钟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
座钟 zuò zhōng - desk clock

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 70,373 87,153 63,162

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zuò- seat
- base; stand
- (bound form) constellation
- (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4])
- classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
zhōng- surname Zhong
zhōng- handleless cup; goblet
- (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)
- variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
zhōng- a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])
- clock (CL:座[zuo4])
- amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc)

Other Words Containing 座钟

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
座钟 - - 70,373 87,153 63,162