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Incense clock

The incense clock (simplified Chinese: 香钟; traditional Chinese: 香鐘; pinyin: xiāngzhōng; Wade–Giles: hsiang-chung; lit. 'fragrance clock') is a timekeeping device that originated from China during the Song dynasty (960–1279) and spread to neighboring East Asian countries such as Japan and Korea. The clocks' bodies are effectively specialized censers that…

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Hangul
향종
Hanja
香鐘
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiāngzhōng
Hiragana
かしょう
Jyutping
Hoeng1zung1
Kanji
香鐘

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Incense clock

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples68
Avg. degree1.92
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related to history · 16
Incense clock → American, Asia, CE, China, Chinese, Devanāgarī, Early, Edward Schafer, Historian Silvio Bedini, However, In, Incense, India, Japan, Shōsōin, Tantric Buddhist
related to External links · 13
Incense clock → Bedini, BediniChinese Enameled Paktong Incense, Clock, Coils, Edo Period, Flower, In, IN JAPAN, Silvio, The Seiko Museum Ginza, TIME MEASUREMENT WITH INCENSE, Willow World, With Sticks
related to Powdered incense clocks · 11
Incense clock → China, Chinese, Different, Incense, Japan, Japanese, The, These, They, To, While
related to Stick incense clocks · 10
Incense clock → An, Chinese, In, In Chinese, In Japan, Most, Some, Sticks, The, This
Transcriptions · 3
Incense clock → TranscriptionsRevised RomanizationHyangjongMcCune–ReischauerHyangjong, TranscriptionsRomanizationKashō, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiāngzhōngWade–GilesHsiang-chungYue: CantoneseJyutpingHoeng1zung1
Hangul · 1
Incense clock → 향종
Hanja · 1
Incense clock → 香鐘
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Incense clock → Xiāngzhōng
Hiragana · 1
Incense clock → かしょう
Jyutping · 1
Incense clock → Hoeng1zung1

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incense clocks seal clock chinese used china seals time also japan sticks stick powdered often powder ash song known one

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Incense clockHangul향종1.00infobox
Incense clockHanja香鐘1.00infobox
Incense clockHanyu PinyinXiāngzhōng1.00infobox
Incense clockHiraganaかしょう1.00infobox
Incense clockJyutpingHoeng1zung11.00infobox
Incense clockKanji香鐘1.00infobox
Incense clockMcCune–ReischauerHyangjong1.00infobox
Incense clockRevised RomanizationHyangjong1.00infobox
Incense clockRomanizationKashō1.00infobox
Incense clockSimplified Chinese香钟1.00infobox
Incense clockTraditional Chinese香鐘1.00infobox
Incense clockTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiāngzhōngWade–GilesHsiang-chungYue: CantoneseJyutpingHoeng1zung11.00infobox
Incense clockTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised RomanizationHyangjongMcCune–ReischauerHyangjong1.00infobox
Incense clockTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRomanizationKashō1.00infobox
Incense clockWade–GilesHsiang-chung1.00infobox

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