Usage of the character 秤
chēng
秤
[秤]
- variant of 稱／称 (chēng), to weigh
chèng
秤
[秤]
- steelyard
- Roman balance
- CL:臺／台 (tái)
pánchèng
盘秤
[盤秤]
- balance consisting of steelyard with a pan
- CL:臺／台 (tái)
chènggǎn
秤杆
[秤桿]
- the beam of a steelyard
- a balance arm
chèngtuó
秤坨
[秤坨]
- variant of 秤砣 (chèngtuó)
chèngchuí
秤锤
[秤錘]
- steelyard weights
gǎnchèng
杆秤
[桿秤]
- a steelyard (a type of balance)
táichèng
台秤
[檯秤]
- platform scale
- (dialect) counter scale; bench scale
chèngpán
秤盘
[秤槃]
- the tray or pan of a steelyard
chèngtuó
秤砣
[秤砣]
- steelyard weight
- standard weight
ànchèng
案秤
[案秤]
- counter scale; bench scale
chènggōu
秤钩
[秤鉤]
- steelyard hook
tiānchèng
天秤
[天秤]
- balance scale
- Taiwan pr. (tiānpíng)
bàngchèng
磅秤
[磅秤]
- scale
- platform balance
táichèng
抬秤
[抬秤]
- large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight
shéchèng
折秤
[折秤]
- discrepancy in weight
diàochèng
掉秤
[掉秤]
- to lose weight (of cattle)
Tiānchèngzuò
天秤座
[天秤座]
- Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
tánhuángchèng
弹簧秤
[彈簧秤]
- spring balance
chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
秤砣虽小压千斤
[秤砣雖小壓千斤]
- although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
- apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
- for want of a nail the battle was lost