稱 (chēng)
to call; to name; to weigh; to praise
How 稱 is written
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 禾 — grain
- Traditional
- 稱
- Simplified
- 称
Components
- 禾 grain
- 爫 claw/talon
- 冂 upside down box
- 土 earth
稱 has 3 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- chèn
- to fit; balanced; suitable
- chēng
- to weigh; to state; to name; name
- chèng
- variant of 秤[cheng4]; steelyard
Common words using 稱
- 稱為 chēngwéi
- called; to call sth (by a name); to name
- 稱號 chēnghào
- name; term of address; title
- 自稱 zìchēng
- to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess
- 並稱 bìngchēng
- joint name; combined name
- 俗稱 súchēng
- commonly referred to as; common term
- 全稱 quánchēng
- full name
- 勻稱 yúnchèn
- well proportioned; well shaped
- 名稱 míngchēng
- name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
- 堪稱 kānchēng
- can be rated as; can be said to be
- 宣稱 xuānchēng
- to assert; to claim
- 對稱 duìchèn
- symmetry; symmetrical
- 據稱 jùchēng
- it is said; allegedly; according to reports
稱 in a sentence
請問我該怎麼稱呼您？
Qǐngwèn wǒ gāi zěnme chēnghū nín?
“May I ask how I should address you?”
How common is 稱?
稱 is the 449th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 73.5% of all running text.
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