钟 zhōng clock; bell
Made up of [钅 jīn metal radical 167, 中 zhōng centre; middle ]Alternative traditional form of character: 鐘
Made with 9 strokes.
The metal radical suggests made of metal (for bells that gave time) and 'zhong' is the sound of a bell and the phonetic
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 钅 jīn component: 锅 guō (pot) 铺 pù (store) ; 钱 qián (money) ; 铁 tiě (arms) ; 锡 xī (to bestow) ; 银 yín (silver) ; 钻 zuān (to drill)
Sounds same
中 zhōng (centre) ; 终 zhōng (end)Different tone
种 zhǒng (kind of) ; 众 zhòng (many) ; 重 zhòng (heavy)Pronunciation
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