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The simplified character 钟 combines two traditional characters, 鐘 and 鍾, both phono-semantic compounds with the metal radical 金. 鐘 used the phonetic component 童 and originally meant a large bell used for music or timekeeping. 鍾 used the phonetic component 重 and referred to a metallic wine vessel, later extending to mean concentrating or gathering. During simplification, these two distinct characters merged into 钟, which uses the metal radical 钅 and the phonetic component 中 to represent both the meaning of a bell or clock and the meaning of gathering.
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钟敲了三下。
我的闹钟早上六点响。
钟表店里有各种时钟。
他对音乐情有独钟。
这座钟楼是城市的标志。
钟声在夜空中回荡。
钟灵毓秀之地，人才辈出。
他们家族曾过着钟鸣鼎食的生活。