稱

简 称 · 繁 稱
Mandarin · pinyin chèn#

Meanings · chèn

  1. to fit; to match; to suit
  2. (coll.) to have; to possess
  3. Taiwan pr. chèng
Mandarin · pinyin chēng#

Meanings · chēng

  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise
Mandarin · pinyin chèng#

Meanings · chèng

  1. old variant of 秤 chèng
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称
chēng · call; name, brand; address; say
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4 · chen4

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can3 · cing1 · cing3

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character

  1. to weigh
  2. to call; to name
  3. to say; to state
  4. to praise; to commend
  5. name; address; appellation; designation
  6. (literary) reputation; repute; standing
  7. to proclaim oneself to be
  8. (literary) to lift; to raise

character

  1. to match; to fit
  2. balanced; suitable
  3. (Mandarin, colloquial) to have (money or properties)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 秤 (“steelyard”)

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稱 · chen4 · cheng1 · cheng4
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Exact source records稱 称 [chen4] /to fit; to match; to suit/(coll.) to have; to possess/Taiwan pr. [cheng4]/稱 称 [cheng1] /to weigh/to state/to name/name/appellation/to praise/稱 称 [cheng4] /old variant of 秤[cheng4]/