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Translingual
Han character
稱 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+9, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹木月土月 (HDBGB), four-corner 22957, composition ⿰禾爯)
Derived characters
Related characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 856, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25180
- Dae Jaweon: page 1282, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2619, character 2
- Unihan data for U+7A31
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 稱
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*tʰjɯŋ, *tʰjɯŋs
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| 爯
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*tʰjɯŋ
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| 偁
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*tʰjɯŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰjɯŋ, *tʰjɯŋs) : semantic 禾 (“rice”) + phonetic 爯 (OC *tʰjɯŋ) – measure rice.
Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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稱
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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chēng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyhing ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*tʰəŋ/
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| English
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weigh; evaluate; call
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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稱
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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1402
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Phonetic
component
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爯
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Rime
group
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蒸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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稱
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Old
Chinese
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/*tʰjɯŋ/
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Definitions
稱
- to weigh
稱一下行李的重量 [MSC, trad.]
称一下行李的重量 [MSC, simp.]- chēng yīxià xínglǐ de zhòngliàng
- to weigh the luggage
- to call; to name
- 稱兄道弟／称兄道弟 ― chēngxiōngdàodì ― to be on intimate terms (literally, “to call each other brothers”)
大家都稱他為張師傅。 [MSC, trad.]
大家都称他为张师傅。 [MSC, simp.]- Dàjiā dōu chēng tā wéi Zhāng shīfù.
- Everyone calls him "Master Zhang".
- to say; to state
- 宣稱／宣称 ― xuānchēng ― to claim
- 拍手稱快／拍手称快 ― pāishǒuchēngkuài ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- to praise; to commend
- 稱頌／称颂 ― chēngsòng ― to praise
- name; address; appellation; designation
- 別稱／别称 ― biéchēng ― another name; alternative name
- (literary) reputation; repute; standing
- to proclaim oneself to be
- 稱帝／称帝 ― chēngdì ― to proclaim oneself emperor
- (literary) to lift; to raise
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note:
- chèng - standard in Taiwan;
- in Mainland, only in the obsolete sense “steelyard”.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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稱
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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chèng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyhingH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*mə-tʰəŋ-s/
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| English
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steelyard
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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稱
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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1405
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Phonetic
component
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爯
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Rime
group
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蒸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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稱
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Old
Chinese
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/*tʰjɯŋs/
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Definitions
稱
- to match; to fit
- 稱心如意／称心如意 ― chènxīnrúyì ― satisfactory
- 相稱／相称 ― xiàngchèn ― to match each other
- balanced; suitable
- (Mandarin, colloquial) to have (money or properties)
- † Alternative form of 秤 (“steelyard”)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
稱
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 称)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
稱 • (ching) (hangeul 칭, revised ching, McCune–Reischauer ch'ing, Yale ching)
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Vietnamese
Han character
稱: Hán Nôm readings: xưng, xứng
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