称

See also: 稱

Translingual

Etymology

Simplified from 稱 (爯 → 尔).

In current form Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 禾 ‎(“rice”) + phonetic 尔 ‎(OC *njelʔ)

Han character

称 (radical 115 禾+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹木弓火 (HDNF), composition ⿰禾尔)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 852, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25016
• Dae Jaweon: page 1276, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2601, character 4
• Unihan data for U+79F0

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 称 – see 稱. (This character, 称, is the simplified form of 稱.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

称

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 稱)

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Readings

• On: しょう (shō)
• Kun: はかる (hakaru), となえる (tonaeru), たたえる (tataeru), あげる (ageru)

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Korean

Hanja

称 • ‎(ching) (hangeul 칭, revised ching, McCune-Reischauer ch'ing, Yale ching)

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