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衡
héng
1. to weigh
2. weight
3. measure
Common • Top 13% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

衡
héng
to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge
HSK 5 16 丶

Compound Words (20)

争衡
zhēnghéng
to struggle for mastery
玉衡
yùhéng
epsilon Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
衡南
Héngnán
Hengnan county in Hengyang [[衡陽|衡阳<Héngyáng>]], Hunan
均衡
jūnhéng
equal
衡山
HéngShān
Mt Heng in Hunan, southern of the Five Sacred Mountains [[五嶽|五岳<Wǔyuè>]]
失衡
shīhéng
to unbalance
衡平
héngpíng
to govern
衡东
Héngdōng
Hengdong county in Hengyang [[衡陽|衡阳<Héngyáng>]], Hunan
金衡
jīnhéng
troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
平衡
pínghéng
balance
HSK 5
制衡
zhìhéng
to check and balance (power)
衡阳
Héngyáng
Hengyang prefecture level city in Hunan
铨衡
quánhéng
to measure and select talents
张衡
ZhāngHéng
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
抗衡
kànghéng
contend against
衡量
héngliáng
to weigh
杜衡
dùhéng
Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)
权衡
quánhéng
to weigh
HSK 6
衡酌
héngzhuó
to weigh and consider
衡水
Héngshuǐ
Hengshui prefecture level city in Hebei

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,339
Word Frequency Rank
11,368 of 84,292