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Usage of the character 秤

chēng
[秤]
  • to weigh (variant of 稱/称 (chēng))
chèng
[秤]
  • steelyard balance; 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
jiǎchèng
假秤
[假秤]
  • rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
chèngtuó
秤砣
[秤砣]
  • steelyard weight
  • standard weight
guǐchèng
鬼秤
[鬼秤]
  • (coll.) rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
fùchèng
复秤
[復秤]
  • to reweigh
ànchèng
案秤
[案秤]
  • counter scale; bench scale
bàngchèng
磅秤
[磅秤]
  • scale
  • platform balance
tiānchèng
天秤
[天秤]
  • balance scale
  • Taiwan pr. (tiānpíng)
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)
chèngpán
秤盘
[秤盤]
  • the tray or pan of a steelyard balance
chènggōu
秤钩
[秤鉤]
  • steelyard hook
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