青铜钟在中国古代是比较常见的打击乐器，出现在西周早期，其形式是从钲演化而来。基本形式是在两侧尖锐的扁体共鸣箱上部的平面上有一个可悬的柄。从青铜钟的形制上可分为两种，即甬钟和钮钟，甬钟的悬挂方式为斜挂，而钮钟为直挂。将若干个频率不同的钟依次序连列在架上成为可演奏的音阶，称为“编钟”。

Bronze bell in ancient Chinese percussion relatively common, appeared in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, its form is from Zheng evolution. The basic form of a hanging handle in the upper part of the plane on both sides of sharp resonance box on the flat. From the bronze bell shape can be divided into two types, namely the bells and bell button, hang bells for hanging, and hanging clock button. In several different frequency clock sequence even become playable scales on the shelf, known as "the bells".