衡(héng)

HSK 616 strokes

to weigh

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Character information

Pinyin
héng
Meaning
to weigh; weight; measure
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 衡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻行⿱角大

A big 大 horn 角; 行 provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

行xíng角jiǎo大dà

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 衡 step by step

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

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Words with 衡

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

píng平héng衡
HSK 6

balance

Open 平衡 page →
héng衡liáng量
HSK 6

to weigh

Open 衡量 page →
jūn均héng衡
HSK 7-9

equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium

Open 均衡 page →
kàng抗héng衡
HSK 7-9

to compete with

Open 抗衡 page →
quán权héng衡
HSK 7-9

to consider

Open 权衡 page →
zhì制héng衡

to check and balance (power); checks and balances

Open 制衡 page →
shī失héng衡

to unbalance; an imbalance

Open 失衡 page →
píng平héng衡mù木

beam (gymnastics)

Open 平衡木 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 衡’s common words

平量均抗权制失木

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