Chinese Word: 称 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

称 (Trad.: 稱)HSK 5

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 禾

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 禾 [ hé ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
- 尔 [ ěr ] you; that, those; final particle

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Pinyin: chēng

English Definition: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
Chinese Definition:
①量轻重：称量(liáng)。
②叫，叫做：自称。称呼。称帝。称臣。称兄道弟。
③名号：名称。简称。称号。称谓。职称。
④说：声称。称快。称病。称便。
⑤赞扬：称道。称许。称颂。称赞。
⑥举：称兵。称觞祝寿。
Example Words:
称赞 [ chēng zàn ]: to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
称呼 [ chēng hu ]: to call; to address as; appellation
称号 [ chēng hào ]: name; term of address; title
称为 [ chēng wéi ]: called; to call sth (by a name); to name
名称 [ míng chēng ]: name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
Pinyin: chèn

English Definition: to fit; balanced; suitable
Chinese Definition:
①适合：称心。称职。相称。匀称。对称。
Example Words:
对称 [ duì chèn ]: symmetry; symmetrical
称心如意 [ chèn xīn rú yì ]: after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish
对称性 [ duì chèn xìng ]: symmetry
匀称 [ yún chèn ]: well proportioned; well shaped
相称 [ xiāng chèn ]: to match; to suit; mutually compatible
Pinyin: chèng

English Definition: variant of 秤 ; steelyard
Chinese Definition:
①同“秤”。
Example Words:
案称 [ àn chèng ]: counter scale

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