▁ 8 " - 1 2 " ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁medium ▁in ▁weight ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁t aper ▁and ▁therefore ▁a ▁thick ▁rim ▁for ▁their ▁size . ▁ ▁The ▁normal ▁function ▁of ▁a ▁spl ash ▁c ym bal ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁short , ▁often ▁highly ▁sync op ated ▁acc ent . ▁For ▁their ▁size , ▁they ▁are ▁hit ▁relatively ▁hard ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁quick ▁attack ▁and ▁decay . ▁They ▁tend ▁to ▁have ▁little ▁t aper ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁necessary ▁strength ▁for ▁this , ▁the ▁bell ▁being ▁approximately ▁the ▁same ▁thick ness ▁as ▁the ▁rim , ▁resulting ▁in ▁limited ▁rich ness ▁of ▁tone . ▁ ▁Rock ▁Rock ▁mus icians ▁favor ▁a ▁heav ier ▁spl ash ▁c ym bal ▁often ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁t aper , ▁ 6 " - 1 2 ", ▁giving ▁a ▁full er ▁sound ▁at ▁higher ▁volumes . ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁China ▁type ▁c ym b als ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 4 " ▁are ▁generally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁ch ina ▁spl ash ▁c ym b als ▁when ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁drum ▁k it , ▁and ▁are ▁made ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁shapes ▁and ▁in ▁sizes ▁ 6 " - 1 2 ". ▁ ▁This ▁termin ology ▁is ▁not ▁entirely ▁consistent . ▁Sab ian ▁for ▁example ▁call ▁their ▁rounded ▁bell ▁ 1 2 " ▁ch ina ▁a ▁mini ▁Chinese , ▁and ▁this ▁same ▁design ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁in ▁ 1 4 ", ▁P ais te ▁Tw enty ▁Series ▁features ▁a ▁rounded ▁bell ▁mini ▁ch ina ▁