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秤
chèng
1. steelyard
2. Roman balance
3. CL:[[臺|台<tái>]]
HSK 6 Uncommon • Top 28% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

秤
chèng
balance, scale; steelyard
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (15)

天秤
Tiānchèng
Libra (star sign)
折秤
shéchèng
discrepancy in weight
掉秤
diàochèng
to lose weight (of cattle)
杆秤
gǎnchèng
a steelyard (a type of balance)
盘秤
pánchèng
balance consisting of steelyard with a pan
磅秤
bàngchèng
scale
秤坨
chèngtuó
variant of [[秤砣<chèngtuó>]]
秤杆
chènggǎn
the beam of a steelyard
秤盘
chèngpán
the tray or pan of a steelyard
秤砣
chèngtuó
steelyard weight
秤钩
chènggōu
steelyard hook
秤锤
chèngchuí
steelyard weights
天秤座
Tiānchèngzuò
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
弹簧秤
tánhuángchèng
spring balance
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,736
Word Frequency Rank
23,354 of 84,292

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