spindle, gather, collect
鍾 centers on bringing things together into one place: gathering, collecting, or concentrating. The spindle sense is a tool that gathers thread, and the sake cup sense is a vessel that collects liquid.
鍾 combines 金 (metal) with 重, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of heaviness or concentration. The character originally referred to a metal vessel or bell, later extended to gathering or concentrating.
Metal (金) is heavy (重), and heavy things tend to gather and collect in one place. Imagine a heavy metal spindle collecting thread, or a metal sake cup gathering poured liquid.
For ショウ, picture a show where performers gather on stage: show -> ショウ, and the metal spotlight collects them in one bright circle.
limestone cave; limestone cavern
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
cystolith
stalactite
deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon
Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui; traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons
small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)
Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)
Yoania japonica (species of orchid)