锣
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gong; CL:面[mian4]
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 金 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鑼
- Common rank
- #2,447
- Unicode
- U+9523
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
gong · Heisig RSH #1616
metal + 罗 silk gauze
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 锣
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 当面锣，对面鼓 | lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom); fig. to come together to thrash out the… | |
| 听话听声，锣鼓听音 | to understand the unspoken implications (idiom) | |
| 开台锣鼓 | opening gong; gong strokes announcing start of opera performance | |
| 终场锣声 | the final bell (esp. in sports competition) | |
| 锣齐鼓不齐 | (idiom) not well coordinated | |
| 鸣锣开道 | to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for sth | |
| 开锣喝道 | to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom) | |
| 锣鼓点 | Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm | |
| 紧锣密鼓 | (lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom); (fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcomi… | |
| 敲锣边儿 | to strike the edge of a gong; (fig.) to stir up trouble from the sidelines | |
| 开锣 | to beat the gong to open a performance | |
| 敲打锣鼓 | lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation | |
| 锣声 | sound of gong | |
| 铜锣烧 | dorayaki (a Japanese confection) | |
| 铜锣湾 | Causeway Bay | |
| 锣鼓 | gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments | |
| 铜锣 | gong | |
| 鸣锣 | to beat a gong | |
| 敲锣 | to beat a gong | |
| 厮锣 | small gong |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 罗 — compare how they read.