Chinese Word: 衡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

衡HSK 5

Pinyin: héng

English Definition: to weigh; weight; measure

Chinese Definition:
①秤杆，泛指秤：衡器。衡镜(借指辨别是非善恶的标准)。衡鉴(衡镜)。
②称量：衡钧(借指执掌国政之权)。
③反复思索做出决定，比较评定：权衡。衡情度理。
④平，对等：平衡。均衡。
⑤指北斗星：衡汉(北斗星和银河)。
⑥古同“横”，纵横。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 行

Ideographic:A big 大 horn 角; 行 provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- 行 [ xíng ] to go, to walk, to move; professional
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 角 [ jiǎo ] angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
  - 大 [ dà ] big, great, vast, high, deep

Similar Characters: 衘

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平衡HSK 5	píng héng	balance; equilibrium
衡量	héng liáng	to weigh; to examine; to consider
均衡	jūn héng	equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium
失衡	shī héng	to unbalance; an imbalance
抗衡	kàng héng	to compete with; to vie with; to counter

1		zhè ge 这个 bēi zi 杯子 bù 不 píng héng 平衡， róng yì 容易 dào 倒。 This cup is unbalanced and is prone to tipping over.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 quán héng 权衡 lìng yì fāng miàn 另一方面 de 的 lì bì 利弊。 We need to weigh the pros and cons from another perspective.
3		guān jiàn 关键 shì 是 rú hé 如何 píng héng 平衡 chǎn chū 产出 hé 和 chéng běn 成本。 The key is how to balance output and costs.
4		shēn hū xī 深呼吸 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 píng héng 平衡 qíng xù 情绪 bō dòng 波动。 Deep breathing can help balance emotional fluctuations.
5		lǎo hǔ 老虎 de 的 wěi ba 尾巴 kě yǐ 可以 yòng lái 用来 píng héng 平衡 shēn tǐ 身体。 The tiger uses its tail to balance its body.

1		zhè ge 这个 bēi zi 杯子 bù 不 píng héng 平衡， róng yì 容易 dào 倒。 This cup is unbalanced and is prone to tipping over.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 quán héng 权衡 lìng yì fāng miàn 另一方面 de 的 lì bì 利弊。 We need to weigh the pros and cons from another perspective.
3		guān jiàn 关键 shì 是 rú hé 如何 píng héng 平衡 chǎn chū 产出 hé 和 chéng běn 成本。 The key is how to balance output and costs.
4		shēn hū xī 深呼吸 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 píng héng 平衡 qíng xù 情绪 bō dòng 波动。 Deep breathing can help balance emotional fluctuations.
5		lǎo hǔ 老虎 de 的 wěi ba 尾巴 kě yǐ 可以 yòng lái 用来 píng héng 平衡 shēn tǐ 身体。 The tiger uses its tail to balance its body.