懂中文 Dong Chinese

锺

zhōng

cup

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鍾.

Components
钅 meaning component

钅  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

重 sound component

重  Sound component

zhòng, chóng

  

heavy

Evolution

锺 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
锺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
锺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
锺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
锺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

锺 (鍾) 

zhōng

cup, glass, goblet; surname; variant of 鍾|钟[zhōng]