Chinese symbol for “weigh”
称
chēng
Traditional: 稱
to weigh; to state; to name; name
The closest CC-CEDICT match for weigh is 称 (chēng), defined as: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “weigh”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衡量 | héng liáng | to weigh; to examine |
| 衡 | héng | to weigh; weight |
| 称重 (稱重) | chēng zhòng | to weigh |
| 称量 (稱量) | chēng liáng | to weigh |
| 过磅 (過磅) | guò bàng | to weigh (on a scale) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 称.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 称为 (稱為) | chēng wéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." |
| 名称 (名稱) | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 简称 (簡稱) | jiǎn chēng | to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form |
| 声称 (聲稱) | shēng chēng | to claim; to state |
| 自称 (自稱) | zì chēng | to call oneself; to claim to be |
| 称呼 (稱呼) | chēng hu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “weigh”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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