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称

chēng
HSK 24 readings

“To fit” in Chinese is 称 (chēng).

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Meaning

  • to fit; to match; to suit
  • (coll.) to have; to possess
  • to weigh
Show 6 more meanings
  • to state
  • to name
  • name
  • appellation
  • to praise
  • old variant of 秤[cheng4]

Example

我们把他称为“臭鼬人”。

We call him "Skunk Man".

From 称为 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • chèngold variant of 秤
  • chēngto weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise
  • chènto fit; to match; to suit / (coll.) to have; to possess

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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