Chinese symbol for “clock”
时钟
shí zhōng
Traditional: 時鐘
clock
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clock is 时钟 (shí zhōng), defined as: clock.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clock”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 时钟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 当时 (當時) | dāng shí | then; at that time |
| 时期 (時期) | shí qī | period; phase |
| 分钟 (分鐘) | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 秒钟 (秒鐘) | miǎo zhōng | (time) second |
| 金钟 (金鐘) | jīn zhōng | Admiralty, Hong Kong |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clock”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.