稱

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See also: 称
稱 U+7A31, 稱
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7A31
← 稰
[U+7A30] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 稲 →
[U+7A32]

Translingual[edit]

Japanese 称
Simplified 称
Traditional 稱

Han character[edit]

稱 (radical 115 禾+9, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹木月土月 (HDBGB), four-corner 22957, composition ⿰禾爯)

Derived characters[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 856, character 24
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25180
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1282, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2619, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+7A31

Chinese[edit]

trad. 稱
simp. 称
alt. forms 称

Glyph origin[edit]

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

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

Pronunciation 1[edit]

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
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕʰɨŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕʰɨŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕʰieŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cʰiŋ/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕʰiəŋ/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕʰĭəŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕʰi̯əŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chēng
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. *[t] 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[edit]

稱

  1. to weigh
  2. to call; to name
  3. to say; to state
  4. to praise; to commend
  5. to be called
  6. name; address; appellation; designation
  7. reputation; repute; standing

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 稱

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Note:
  • chèng - standard in Taiwan;
  • in Mainland, only in the obsolete sense “steelyard”.
  • Cantonese
  • Min Nan
  • Wu
    • 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
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/t͡ɕʰɨŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/t͡ɕʰɨŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/t͡ɕʰieŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/cʰiŋH/
    Li
    Rong         		/t͡ɕʰiəŋH/
    Wang
    Li         		/t͡ɕʰĭəŋH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/t͡ɕʰi̯əŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		chèng
    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. *[t] 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[edit]

    稱

    1. to match; to fit
    2. balanced; suitable
    3. (Mandarin, colloquial) to have (money or properties)
    4. † Alternative form of 秤 (chèng, “steelyard”).

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 稱

    Japanese[edit]

    Shinjitai

    		称

    Kyūjitai

    		稱

    Kanji[edit]

    稱

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 称)

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    Readings[edit]

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

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

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    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    稱 (xưng, xứng)

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