| clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鐘聲/鍾聲) | 鐘/鍾 | 聲 | |
| simp. (钟声) | 钟 | 声 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 鐘 | 聲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 職容切 | 書盈切 |
| Baxter | tsyowng | syeng |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ɕɨoŋ/ | /ɕiᴇŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡ɕioŋ/ | /ɕiɛŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ɕioŋ/ | /ɕiæŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/cuawŋ/ | /ɕiajŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡ɕioŋ/ | /ɕiɛŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡ɕĭwoŋ/ | /ɕĭɛŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡ɕi̯woŋ/ | /ɕi̯ɛŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhōng | shēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zung1 | sing1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 鐘 | 聲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhōng | shēng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsyowng › | ‹ syeng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*toŋ/ | /*[l̥]eŋ/ |
| English | bell | sound (n.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 鐘 | 鐘 | 聲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17465 | 17467 | 10514 |
| Phonetic component |
重 | 重 | 殸 |
| Rime group |
東 | 東 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
鍾 | 鍾 | 聲 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tjoŋ/ | /*tjoŋ/ | /*qʰjeŋ/ |