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Meaning of 秤

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Ideographic:A balance used to measure grain
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
    • [ píng ] flat, level, even; peaceful
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Pinyin: chèng
English Definition:steelyard; Roman balance; Classifiers:
Chinese Definition:
①衡量轻重的器具:市秤。磅秤。秤砣。
Example Words:
杆秤 gǎn chèng a steelyard (a type of balance)
秤砣 chèng tuó steelyard weight; standard weight
秤杆 chèng gǎn the beam of a steelyard; a balance arm
磅秤HSK 6 bàng chèng scale; platform balance
秤盘 chèng pán the tray or pan of a steelyard
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2
Pinyin: chēng
English Definition:variant of , to weigh
Chinese Definition:
①用秤量物之轻重。[合]秤量(用秤衡计物体重量);秤薪量水(谓勤俭持家)。
②权衡;衡量。[合]秤停(衡量斟酌)。

Example Sentences
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Do these scales balance?