称
to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise
称
=
尔
+
禾
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Charlie Chaplin practices eating cereals blindfolded in front of the engine. As he is eating he wonders why the bowl is suddenly so heavy. The reason is that a peace dove sat down on the bowl and eats the cereals as well. The peace dove names Charlie Chaplin a real idiot because he doesn't notice.
称 character breakdown
thus / so / like that / you / thou
尔
=
⺈
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小
:
Mnemonic symbol derived from the components: a peace dove. Albert Einstein (Ø) wants to send a message of peace to earth from the space station's living room (Ø3). He wanted to give a dove (尔) a daisy (小) so that it can bring it to earth, but the dove is late! Albert has no choice but to give it to a passing crane (⺈) instead. Thus, the crane flies to earth with the daisy in his beak, just like a peace dove.
Characters with 称 as component
称
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 称
to be known as / to be nicknamed / to be purportedly / to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line / ADSL
term used to directly address a person (contrasted with 背稱|背称[bei4 cheng1]) / to praise sb in their presence