闹钟
HSK 4 (2021)
闹钟 (nàozhōng) · alarm clock
闹钟 (nàozhōng) means “alarm clock”. It is written with 2 characters: 闹 (noisy) + 钟 (clock). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 闹钟 is built
The characters
闹 nào · noisy
What 闹 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 市shì — city
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: As busy as the market 市 gate 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
钟 zhōng · clock
What 钟 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 中 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的闹钟没响。Wǒ de nàozhōng méi xiǎng.My alarm clock didn't go off.
你把闹钟定在几点？Nǐ bǎ nàozhōng dìng zài jǐ diǎn?What time did you set your alarm clock for?
Questions about 闹钟
What does 闹钟 mean?
闹钟 (nàozhōng) means “alarm clock”.
How do you pronounce 闹钟?
闹钟 is pronounced nàozhōng.
Which HSK level is 闹钟?
闹钟 is in HSK 4 (2021).
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Learn 闹钟 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.