Chinese Word: 钲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

钲 (Trad.: 鉦)

Pinyin: zhēng

English Definition: gong used to halt troops

Chinese Definition:
①古代的一种乐器，用铜做的，形似钟而狭长，有长柄可执，口向上以物击之而鸣，在行军时敲打。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:正 indicates the sound; 钅 (bell) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 正 [ zhèng ] straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

Similar Characters: 钰

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1		yī gè 一个 hǎo kàn 好看 de 的， zhēng 钲 liàng 亮 de 的 hóng píng guǒ 红苹果。 A beautiful, shiny red apple.
2		náo 铙、 zhēng 钲、 duó 铎 zhí dào 直到 zhōng 钟 děng 等 gǔ dài 古代 qīng tóng 青铜 yuè qì 乐器， dà tǐ 大体 dōu 都 kě yǐ 可以 shì wéi 视为 shì 是 líng 铃 de 的 fā zhǎn 发展。 Manasseh, 221, ancient bronze until the bell xizhimennei instruments, generally can be regarded as the development of the bell.
3		zhōng 钟 de 的 gè bù wèi 各部位 dōu 都 yǒu zhe 有着 tè dìng 特定 de 的 míng chēng 名称， shàng bù 上部 chēng wéi 称为 zhēng 钲， xià bù 下部 wèi zhī 谓之 gǔ 鼓， zhōng 钟 kǒu 口 liǎng jiǎo 两角 wèi 为 xiǎn 铣， zhōng 钟 chún 唇 yuē 曰 yú 于， zhōng 钟 dǐng míng 顶名 wǔ 舞。 The bell has a specific name of the site, known as moving the upper and the lower part is called the drum bell mouth 16.20 for milling, bell onthe lips say, Name-minute dance.