稱

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See also: 称
稱 U+7A31, 稱
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7A31
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 		CJK Unified Ideographs 稲 →

Translingual

Japanese 称
Simplified 称
Traditional 稱

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

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

trad. 稱
simp. 称
alternative forms 穪

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 稱
Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Qin slip script Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series (爯) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
稱 *tʰjɯŋ, *tʰjɯŋs
爯 *tʰjɯŋ
偁 *tʰjɯŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tʰjɯŋ, *tʰjɯŋs): semantic 禾 (“rice”) + phonetic 爯 (OC *tʰjɯŋ) – measure rice.

Pronunciation 1

Rime
Character 稱
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 昌 (24)
Final (韻) 蒸 (133)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 處陵切
Baxter tsyhing
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕʰɨŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕʰɨŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕʰieŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cʰiŋ/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕʰiəŋ/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕʰĭəŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕʰi̯əŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chēng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cing1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 稱
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		chēng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsyhing ›
Old
Chinese 		/*tʰəŋ/
English weigh; evaluate; call

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 稱
Reading # 1/2
No. 1402
Phonetic
component 		爯
Rime
group 		蒸
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		稱
Old
Chinese 		/*tʰjɯŋ/

Definitions

稱

  1. to weigh
    稱一下行李的重量
    称一下行李的重量
    chēng yīxià xínglǐ de zhòngliàng
    to weigh the luggage
  2. 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。
    大家都称他为张师傅。
    Dàjiā dōu chēng tā wéi Zhāng shīfù.
    Everyone calls him "Master Zhang".
  3. 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)
  4. to praise; to commend
    稱頌／称颂  ―  chēngsòng  ―  to praise
  5. name; address; appellation; designation
    別稱／别称  ―  biéchēng  ―  another name; alternative name
  6. (literary) reputation; repute; standing
  7. to proclaim oneself to be
    稱帝／称帝  ―  chēngdì  ―  to proclaim oneself emperor
  8. (literary) to lift; to raise

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Note:
  • chèng - standard in Taiwan;
  • in Mainland, only in the obsolete sense “steelyard”.
Rime
Character 稱
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 昌 (24)
Final (韻) 蒸 (133)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 昌孕切
Baxter tsyhingH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕʰɨŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕʰɨŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕʰieŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cʰiŋH/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕʰiəŋH/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕʰĭəŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕʰi̯əŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chèng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cing3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 稱
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		chèng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsyhingH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*mə-tʰəŋ-s/
English steelyard

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 稱
Reading # 2/2
No. 1405
Phonetic
component 		爯
Rime
group 		蒸
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		稱
Old
Chinese 		/*tʰjɯŋs/

Definitions

稱

  1. to match; to fit
    稱心如意／称心如意  ―  chènxīnrúyì  ―  satisfactory
    相稱／相称  ―  xiàngchèn  ―  to match each other
  2. balanced; suitable
  3. (Mandarin, colloquial) to have (money or properties)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 秤 (“steelyard”)

Compounds

References

  • “稱”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
  • 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “称”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 29.
  • 李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) “称 (～呼 ～重)”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 263.

Japanese

Shinjitai

称

Kyūjitai

稱

Kanji

稱

(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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