称 (chèn, chēng, chèng) — Chinese Character

称

chèn, chēng, chèng

to call; to name; to say; to weigh; to praise; name; designation; (chèn) to fit; to match; suitable; well-suited

Radical: 禾 HSK 2 v, g, vn

Components & Etymology

称 decomposes into the following components:

禾尔

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 称.

亦称

yì chēng

also known as

人称

rén chēng

person (first person, second person etc in grammar)

代称

dài chēng

供称

gòng chēng

to make a confession (law)

俗称

sú chēng

commonly referred to as

假称

jiǎ chēng

僭称

jiàn chēng

全称

quán chēng

full name

公称

gōng chēng

nominal

别称

bié chēng

another name

匀称

yún chèn

well proportioned

又称

yòu chēng

also known as

Characters that share the radical 禾.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.