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Chinese symbol for “knell”

丧钟
sāng zhōng
Traditional: 喪鐘
knell

The closest CC-CEDICT match for knell is 丧钟 (sāng zhōng), defined as: knell.

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

丧 sāng
mourning; mourn; funeral
radical 1 ⼀ · 8 strokes
钟 zhōng
clock; bell
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “knell”

WordPinyinMeaning
敲丧钟 (敲喪鐘)qiāo sāng zhōnga knell

Related words

Other words that share a character with 丧钟.

WordPinyinMeaning
丧失 (喪失)sàng shīto lose; to forfeit
沮丧 (沮喪)jǔ sàngdispirited; dejected
丧生 (喪生)sàng shēngto die; to lose one's life
丧命 (喪命)sàng mìngto lose one's life
丧尸 (喪屍)sāng shīzombie
丧礼 (喪禮)sāng lǐfuneral
分钟 (分鐘)fēn zhōngminute
时钟 (時鐘)shí zhōngclock

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.

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