chēng

Traditional: 稱

称 (chēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to weigh; to state; to name”.

Meanings

  1. 1to weigh
  2. 2to state
  3. 3to name
  4. 4name
  5. 5appellation
  6. 6to praise

Related words

称to fit; to match; to suit称old variant of 秤[cheng4]称呼to call; to address as称为to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."声称to claim称之为to call it...称作to be called; to be known as自称to call oneself宣称to assert称职well qualified称赞to praise; to commend; to compliment名称name (of a thing)

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