称

Character

称 chēng · chèn · chèng

HSK 2Character3 readings

to weigh

Radical: 禾
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 禾尔
Traditional: 稱
Frequency: #340 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

chēngMain reading chènReading 2 chèngReading 3

chēng

cheng1Main readingHSK 2

to weigh CC-CEDICT
to state CC-CEDICT
to name CC-CEDICT
name CC-CEDICT
appellation CC-CEDICT
to praise CC-CEDICT

Words that use “称” as chēng

名称míng chēngnameWordHSK 2 称为chēng wéito be calledWordHSK 3 称赞chēng zànto say good things about someone or somethingWordHSK 4 称号chēng hàoa title or special name given to a personWordHSK 5 号称hào chēngto be known asWordHSK 7–9 堪称kān chēngcan be calledWordHSK 7–9 声称shēng chēngto say that something is true, often without proofWordHSK 7–9 宣称xuān chēngto say that something is true, often without proofWordHSK 7–9

chèn

chen4Reading 2

to fit; to match; to suit CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to have; to possess CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (chèng) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “称” as chèn

对称duì chènsymmetryWordHSK 7–9 匀称yún chènwell proportionedWord 相称xiāng chènto matchWord

称多chèn duōChindu, a county in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉树藏族自治州See 称多县WordUnreviewed

称心chèn xīnsatisfactoryWord 称意chèn yìto be satisfactoryWord 称愿chèn yuànto feel gratifiedWord 称职chèn zhíwell qualifiedWord

chèng

cheng4Reading 3Unreviewed

steelyard; weighing tool (as in 称锤, the weight on a scale)

Words that use “称” as chèng

案称àn chèngcounter scaleWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 称

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Example sentences

请帮我称一下苹果。
qǐng bāng wǒ chēng yī xià píng guǒ
Please weigh the apples for me.
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大家都称他老师。
dà jiā dōu chēng tā lǎo shī
Everyone calls him teacher.
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这件衣服很称她。
zhè jiàn yī fú hěn chèn tā
These clothes really suit her.
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Same radical 禾

All characters with 禾 →

种zhǒng 種zhǒng 科kē 稱chēng 程chéng 穫huò 积jī 積jī 移yí 秘mì 秀xiù 穀gǔ

称