钟声 (zhōng shēng) — sound of a bell; tolling of a bell | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sound of a belltolling of a bell

Examples

钟声。
Yuǎn chù chuán lái yí zhèn zhōng shēng.
A sound of a bell came from afar.
钟声，。
Xīn nián zhōng shēng xiǎng qǐ shí, dà jiā dōu hěn jī dòng.
Everyone was excited when the New Year bell tolled.
钟声。
Gǔ lǎo de zhōng shēng zài yè kōng zhōng huí dàng.
The ancient bell sound echoed in the night sky.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

"钟" means bell and "声" means sound, together meaning bell sound.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

殸耳聲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

殸

殸qìng聲shēng

Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

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