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Chinese symbol for “pendulum”

钟摆
zhōng bǎi
Traditional: 鐘擺
pendulum

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pendulum is 钟摆 (zhōng bǎi), defined as: pendulum.

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

钟 zhōng
clock; bell
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes
摆 bǎi
to arrange, to display; pendulum, swing
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pendulum”

WordPinyinMeaning
摆 (擺)bǎito arrange; to exhibit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钟摆.

WordPinyinMeaning
分钟 (分鐘)fēn zhōngminute
时钟 (時鐘)shí zhōngclock
秒钟 (秒鐘)miǎo zhōng(time) second
金钟 (金鐘)jīn zhōngAdmiralty, Hong Kong
钟声 (鐘聲)zhōng shēngthe sound of a bell
钟头 (鐘頭)zhōng tóu(coll.) hour
摆脱 (擺脫)bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc)
摇摆 (搖擺)yáo bǎito sway; to wobble

See also: Japanese symbol for “pendulum”.

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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