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
honorific; term of respect
nickname; to nickname; term of endearment
counter scale
nominal (e.g. nominal value in specification)
nominal weapon
general term
to praise profusely
abbreviation
to praise highly; enthusiastic praise
abbreviation
Chindu County in Qinghai, China
Chindu County in Qinghai
to be satisfactory
to praise; to compliment
to call; to name; to state
to acclaim; to sing the praises of
to weigh
to weigh
(coll.) rich; well-heeled
third person (grammar)
collectively known as; to call sth as a group
spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)
old term; old way of referring to sth
to be widely known as
world-renowned