称

The character "称" has 10 strokes. "称" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "称" has 3 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "称" are "chēng" "chèn" "chèng" . View the stroke order of "称">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "称"

v.: fit; match; suit; weigh; measure weight; praise; commend; speak laudatory words; compliment; say; state; express; claim; call; name; term; address (as); greet (as); refer to sb/sth as; rely on one's power or influence and claim to be/proclaim oneself (to be) sb; lift up; raise

adj.: fit; suitable

n.: name; appellation

• fit : adj.合适的；适合的；健康的；正确的；恰当的；好看的；迷人的；能胜任的；合格的；社会准则所允许的
• match : n.比赛；对手；敌手；相配的人；配得上的人；火柴；搭配；配合；配对；婚姻
• suit : n.一套衣服；所有花色相同的一组牌；请求；一副盔甲；一套篷帆；高级管理人员；追求；请愿
• weigh : v.称…的重量；考虑；权衡
• praise : v.称赞；表扬；颂扬；赞颂
• commend : v.表扬；称赞；把（某人；某事）托付给；委托；信托；推荐；使被接受；使合意；使受喜爱
• compliment : n.恭维；赞美；称赞；赞扬；敬意；祝贺；问候；尊重；致意
• say : v.说；讲；假设；假定；表达；念；比如说；传达；背诵；说明
• state : n.状态；状况；情况；国家；政府；领土；州；邦；盛观；隆重的礼仪；印记；压印；印图
• express : v.表达；表示；榨出；挤压出；特快发运；特快专送；表达自己的想法；用图形（或符号、公式）表示
• claim : v.自称；声称；断言；要求；索取；认领；声称已获得；索赔；需要；值得
• call : v.呼喊；喊；叫；给（婴儿；动物）取名；短暂拜访；打电话给；叫做；名为；敦促；大声说
• name : n.名字；姓名；姓；名称；名人；属劳埃德保险社辛迪加的承保人；名声；名誉；虚名；声望
• term : n.专门名词；名称；术语；期；期限；任期；学期；开庭期；条件；条款；项
• lift up : 举起；激励；鼓舞
• raise : v.举起；把…往上提；使升高；提高；增大；使被听见；使被考虑；使得到讨论；筹集；募集；养育；教养；使复活；解除；把…从窝里赶出；刺激…生成
• suitable : adj.合适的；适宜的；适当的；适用的
• appellation : n.名称；称号；原产地标注；命名；带原产地标注的葡萄酒；葡萄酒产地

Form words with "称"

称行李 weigh the luggage

称体重 take one's weight; weigh sb

Example phrases using "称"

• 称这部电影为杰作有些邪乎。

  It would be a gross exaggeration to describe the film as a masterpiece.

• 他一一称说着这些景点。

  He named the scenic spots one by one.

• 《纽约时报》称2012年为“慕课元年”。

  The New York Times dubbed 2012 ‘The Year of the MOOC’.

• 请给我称五公斤面粉。

  I’d like five kilogrammes of flour, please.

• 称这为小区治安管理是不恰当的。

  To call this neighbourhood policing would be a misnomer.

• 他称那篇文章诽谤了他的家庭。

  He claimed that the article defamed his family.

• 新闻界称她为英国的玛里莲·梦露。

  The press called her Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe.

• 他称我父亲为史蒂文斯先生。

  She addressed my father as ‘Mr Stevens’.

• 他仍敢落款称自己是她最忠顺的仆人。

  He ventured still to subscribe himself her most obedient servant.

• 你要了解一个人到什么程度才会称他为朋友？

  How well do you have to know someone before you call them a friend?