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to fit / balanced / suitable
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to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise
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variant of 秤[cheng4] / steelyard
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How to pronounce 稱

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

稱 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= h + e2
cereal / grain
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chèn = ch + (e)n4
old variant of 稱|称[chen4]
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old variant of 稱|称[cheng1]
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Characters with 稱 as component

稱 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 稱

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commonly referred to as / common term
alternative name / to refer to sth by another name / antonomasia
to make a confession (law)

Sentences with 稱

稱 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chèn / chēng / chèng

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