chēng

to name; name; to weigh

HSK 5 #449

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 449th character
Radical ⽲ (115.5)
Strokes 10
Index # 1948
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

称 chēng
  1. 1. to name
  2. 2. name
  3. 3. to weigh
  4. 4. to praise
  5. 5. to state
  6. 6. appellation
称 chèn
  1. 1. to fit
  2. 2. suitable
  3. 3. balanced
称 chèng
  1. 1. variant of chèng
  2. 2. steelyard

Stroke order

称 stroke order diagram
称 stroke order animation

Words containing 称

Word Meaning
to claim; to pretend
to insist; to claim
to commend; to praise
form of address; title; appellation
honorific; to address sb deferentially; title
to bow before (idiom); to capitulate
term of endearment; pet name; diminutive
to jokingly call; jocular appellation
to be called; to be known as
satisfactory; agreeable
to praise
alternative name; to refer to sth by another name
full name
to make a false and unwarranted declaration
symmetry
to rename; to change a name
to be collectively called; collective term
generic term; to be generally referred to (as)
job title; title; one's professional position
joint name; combined name
generic term
to dub with a nice-sounding appellation; fanciful moniker
to praise; to commend
to express thanks
asymmetric; unsymmetrical