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Meaning of 戥

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Pinyin: děng
English Definition: small steelyard for weighing money
Chinese Definition:
①一种小型的秤,用来称金、银、药品等分量小的东西,称“戥子”。
②用戥子称:把这包药戥一戥。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (spear) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ xīng ] star, planet; a point of light
    • [ ] spear, lance, halberd
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Example Sentences
1
If chances exist in the goods market, it's almost impossible to stop arbitrage.
2
Currency note arbitrage: Activities that seek to profit from the deviation between the official exchange rate applicable to the issue and redemption of banknotes and the market exchange rate.
3
Today, if you are adept at judging the chances that a corporate takeover will go through, you can make good money running an investment fund devoted to merger arbitrage.