秤(chèng)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to weigh (variant of 称)

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Character information

Pinyin
chèng
Meaning
to weigh (variant of 称)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 秤 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰禾平

A balance 平 used to measure grain 禾

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

禾hé平píng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 秤 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 秤

Common words using 秤 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiǎ假chèng秤

rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)

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tiān天chèng秤

balance scale; Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2]

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fù复chèng秤

to reweigh

Open 复秤 page →
tiān天chèng秤zuò座

Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Open 天秤座 page →
chèng秤tuó砣

steelyard weight

Open 秤砣 page →
guò过chèng秤

to weigh sth

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 秤’s common words

假天复座砣过

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