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稱: to weigh | steelyard | to suit

 

稱 [称] chēng

verb
: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

稱 [称] chèng

noun
: steelyard
: variant of 秤 cheng4: steelyard; Roman balance

稱 [称] chèn

noun | verb
: to fit; balanced; suitable

Kun Reading

称める OR 褒める | ほめる homeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to praise; to admire; to speak well

称す | しょうす shousu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to take the name of; to call oneself
: to pretend; to feign; to purport

称える | たたえる tataeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to extol; to give praise

称える | となえる tonaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to assume the name of

On Reading

称 | しょう shou

noun
: name
: reputation

 Usage:

稱呼 [称呼] cheng1hu: to call; to address as; appellation
[称呼 | しょうこ shouko: appellation; designation]
稱號 [称号] cheng1hao4: name; term of address; title
[称号 | しょうごう shoukou: title; name; degree]
稱讚 [称赞] cheng1zan4: to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
[称讚 | しょうさん shousan: praise; admiration; commendation; approbation]
稱[称]作 cheng1zuo4 OR 稱[称]做 cheng1zuo4: to be called; to be known as
宣稱 [称] xuan1cheng1: to assert; to claim
名稱 [称] ming2cheng1: name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
[名称 | めいしょう meishou: name; title]
簡稱 [简称] jian3cheng1: to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
聲稱 [声称] sheng1cheng1: to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert
職稱 [职称] zhi2cheng1: one’s professional position; title; job title

稱 [称] cheng4: steelyard; Roman balance

稱願 [称愿] cheng4yuan4: to do as one wishes
案稱[称] an4cheng4: counter scale

稱 [称] chen4: to fit; balanced; suitable

稱[称]心 chen4xin1: satisfactory; agreeable
稱[称]意 chen4yi4: to be satisfactory
稱職 [称职] chen4zhi2: well qualified; competent; to be equal to the task; able to do something very well
對稱 [对称] dui4chen4: symmetry; symmetrical
勻稱 [匀称] yun2chen4: well proportioned; well shaped
相稱[称] xiang1chen4: to match; to suit; mutually compatible
配稱 pei4chen4: worthy
不對稱 [不对称] bu4dui4 chen4: unsymmetrical; asymmetric



Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
敬称略 | けいしょうりゃく keishouryaku
: titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics

学歴詐称 | がくれきさしょう gakureki sashou
: (yoji) false statement (misrepresentation) of one’s academic career

経歴詐称 | けいれきさしょう keireki sashou
: (yoji) misrepresentation (falsification) of one’s past record (personal history)

身分詐称 | みぶんさしょう mibun sashou
: (yoji) false personification; misrepresentation of one’s social position



Chinese common word | chengyu 成語 | expression | idiom
稱心如意 [称心如意] chen4 xin1 ru2 yi4
: after one’s heart; gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish

稱體裁衣 [称体裁衣] cheng1 ti3 cai2 yi1
: to cut the dress according to the figure, to adapt oneself to circumstances

交口稱譽 [交口称誉] jiao1 kou3 cheng1 yu4
: voices unanimous in praise; with an extensive public reputation

俯首稱臣 [俯首称臣] fu3 shou3 cheng1 chen2
: to bow before; to capitulate

嘖嘖稱奇 [啧啧称奇] ze2 ze2 cheng1 qi2
: to click one’s tongue in wonder; to be astonished

咄咄稱奇 [咄咄称奇] duo1 duo1 cheng1 qi2
: to cluck one’s tongue in wonder

滿口稱讚 [满口称赞] man3 kou3 cheng1 zan4
: to praise profusely

山中無老虎,猴子稱大王 [山中无老虎,猴子称大王] shan1 zhong1 wu2 lao3 hu3 , hou2 zi5 cheng1 dai4 wang5
: in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

 Etymology:
会意 Associative Compound.
Weighing 爯 (cheng1: old variant of 稱)
of grain he2: grain (still on stalk) radical 115).



簡體 Simplified.
称. Created as unique simplification #31 (稱 » 称).



Semantic / Variant .
偁 cheng1: state
[ageru. on: shou]



Specialized semantic.
秤 cheng4: steelyard; Roman balance



 Examples:
請你稱一下這個的重量好嗎?
qing3 ni3 cheng1 yi1xia4 zhe4ge de zhong4liang4 hao3ma
Can you weigh this, please?

 
他們稱他膽小鬼。
ta1men cheng2 ta1 dan3xiao3gui3
They called him a coward.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary