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Character Decomposition
秤=禾+平
Etymology
A balance 平 used to measure grain 禾
Meanings2 pronunciations
chēng
to weigh (variant of chēng)
chèng
steelyard balance; Roman balance
CL: tái
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Words with 秤 61 total
steelyard weights秤锤chèng chuíthe beam of a steelyard · a balance arm秤杆chèng gǎnsteelyard hook秤钩chèng gōuthe tray or pan of a steelyard balance秤盘chèng pánbalance consisting of steelyard with a pan · CL: tái盘秤pán chènglarge steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight抬秤tái chèngbalance scale · Taiwan pr. tiān píng天秤tiān chèngrigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)假秤jiǎ chèngto reweigh复秤fù chèngdiscrepancy in weight折秤shé chèngto lose weight (of cattle)掉秤diào chèngcounter scale; bench scale案秤àn chènga steelyard (a type of balance)杆秤gǎn chèngplatform scale · (dialect) counter scale; bench scale台秤tái chèngscale · platform balance磅秤bàng chèngsteelyard weight · standard weight秤砣chèng tuóto weigh sth过秤guò chèng(coll.) rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)鬼秤guǐ chèngLibra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)天秤座Tiān chèng zuòspring balance弹簧秤tán huáng chèngscale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale体重秤tǐ zhòng chèng
Idioms with 秤 7 total Chain
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