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称
稱
chèn
1. to fit
2. balanced
3. suitable
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

称
chēng
balanced; name, brand; to say, to call
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

美称
měichēng
laudatory title
并称
bìngchēng
joint name
称量
chēngliáng
to weigh
称钱
chènqián
(coll.) rich
称霸
chēngbà
lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon
称颂
chēngsòng
to praise
简称
jiǎnchēng
abbreviation
统称
tǒngchēng
collectively called
总称
zǒngchēng
generic term
声称
shēngchēng
to claim
职称
zhíchēng
one's professional position
自称
zìchēng
to call oneself
旧称
jiùchēng
old term
著称
zhùchēng
to be widely known as
蔑称
mièchēng
contemptuous term
号称
hàochēng
to have a reputation as
夸称
kuāchēng
to praise
谐称
xiéchēng
humorous nickname
讳称
huìchēng
euphemism
谎称
huǎngchēng
to claim

Alternate Entries

称
chēng
to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise
HSK 5
称
chèng
variant of [[秤<chèng>]] / steelyard
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
448
Word Frequency Rank
1,368 of 84,292