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chēng

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chēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chēng | cheng1
English translation
balanced; name, brand; to say, to call

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About chēng

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

chēng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Grain  measured on a scale  chēng chēng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of chēng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

禾爯

Explanation

Simplified form of chēng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chēng represents the sound.

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Words with chēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chèn to weigh chēng
称为 chēng wéi called稱為
称呼 chēnghu to call稱呼
声称 shēng chēng to claim聲稱
称之为 chēng zhī wéi to call it...稱之為
简称 jiǎn chēng abbreviation簡稱
名称 míng chēng name (of a thing)名稱
自称 zì chēng to call oneself自稱
宣称 xuān chēng to assert宣稱
称作 chēng zuò to be called稱作
称号 chēnghào name稱號
称赞 chēngzàn to praise稱讚
称职 chèn zhí competent稱職
堪称 kān chēng can be rated as堪稱
号称 hào chēng to be known as號稱
著称 zhù chēng to be widely known as著稱
对称 duìchèn symmetry對稱
据称 jù chēng it is said據稱
人称 rén chēng called人稱
俗称 sú chēng common term俗稱
职称 zhí chēng title職稱
称霸 chēng bà to take a leading role稱霸
称得上 chēng de shàng can be counted as稱得上
相称 xiāng chèn to match相稱
称谓 chēng wèi title稱謂

chēng Decomposition & Compounds

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