What is the meaning of Chime?

A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

An individual ringing component of such a set.

A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.

The sound of such an instrument or device.

A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.

To make the sound of a chime.

To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.

To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.

To agree; to correspond.

To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.

Alternative form of chine (edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.)

Lenited form of cime.

Rōmaji transcription of ちめ

inflection of chimar:

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
  2. third-person singular imperative

first/third-person singular present subjunctive

third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org