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héng

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héng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
héng | heng2
English translation
to weigh
weight
measure
to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge

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About héng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

héng

Contains the radical

háng

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A big  horn  Jué háng provides the pronunciation

Etymology of héng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

háng 角大

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Example sentences using héng

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美乐 Měi lè 皇轩 Hóng 酒色 jiǔ sè 深沉 shēnchén ér 通透 tōng tòu ,酒香醇厚 chún hòu ér 丰富 fēngfù , tián 平衡 pínghéng ér 调和 tiáohé ,实在 shízài shì zuǒ yáo zhī 佳酿 jiā niàng .

It attains maturity quickly but continues to age well over time.

dāng 检流 de 读数 dú shù wéi líng shí ,电路 diàn lù 处于 chǔ yú líng 平衡 pínghéng 位置 wèizhi .

When the galvanometer reads zero the circuit is in the null - balance position.

zài 平衡 pínghéng shí ,所有 suǒyǒu 外力 wài lì de 合力 hé lì wéi líng .

At equilibrium the resultant of all external forces vanish.

杂技 zájì 演员 yǎnyuán ràng 根长 gān zài de Zuǒ 肩上保持平衡.

The acrobat balanced a long pole on his left shoulder.

钳子 qián zi 平衡 pínghéng 眼睛 yǎnjing 雪亮 xuě liàng , zhǐ 斗牛 Dǒu Niú quǎn zhēng zài 侦查 zhēn chá 环境 huánjìng .

Pincers poised and eyes gleaming , a bulldog ant surveys its surroundings.

Words with héng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
平衡 pínghéng balance平衡 pínghéng
衡量 héng liáng to weigh衡量 héng liáng
均衡 jūn héng equal均衡 jūn héng
失衡 shī héng to unbalance失衡 shī héng
抗衡 kàng héng contend against抗衡 kàng héng
不平衡 bù píng héng disequilibrium不平衡 bù píng héng
权衡 quánhéng to consider權衡
平衡木 píng héng mù beam (gymnastics)平衡木 píng héng mù
héng to weigh héng
制衡 zhì héng checks and balances制衡 zhì héng
衡阳 Héng yáng Hengyang prefecture-level city in Hunan衡陽
衡山 Héng Shān Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳 Héng yáng [Héng​yáng], Hunan衡山 Héng Shān
衡水 Héng shuǐ Hengshui prefecture-level city in Hebei衡水 Héng shuǐ
衡阳市 Héng yáng shì Hengyang prefecture-level city in Hunan衡陽市
权衡利弊 quán héng lì bì to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)權衡利弊
均衡器 jūn héng qì equalizer (electronics, audio)均衡器 jūn héng qì
张衡 Zhāng Héng Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician張衡
衡水市 Héng shuǐ shì Hengshui prefecture-level city in Hebei衡水市 Héng shuǐ shì
动平衡 dòng píng héng dynamic equilibrium動平衡
度量衡 dù liàng héng measurement度量衡 dù liàng héng
平衡态 píng héng tài balance平衡態
衡阳县 Héng yáng xiàn Hengyang county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳 Héng yáng [Héng​yáng], Hunan衡陽縣
衡南县 Héng nán xiàn Hengnan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳 Héng yáng [Héng​yáng], Hunan衡南縣
衡山县 Héng shān xiàn Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳 Héng yáng [Héng​yáng], Hunan衡山縣
衡东县 Héng dōng xiàn Hengdong county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳 Héng yáng [Héng​yáng], Hunan衡東縣

héng Decomposition & Compounds

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héng Decomposition

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héng Compounds

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