Hanzi
Traditional
稱
Simplified
称

variant of 秤[cheng4]/steelyard

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

chēng, chèn, chèng

Bopomofo

ㄔㄥ, ㄔㄣˋ, ㄔㄥˋ

Jyutping

cing1

Example sentences

稱 / 称 chēng
大家都稱他為天才。
大家都称他为天才。

Everyone calls him a genius.

伯 bó
古人稱兄弟中最年長的人為伯。
古人称兄弟中最年长的人为伯。

In ancient usage, the oldest among brothers was called the senior brother.

稱號 / 称号 chēnghào
他贏得了「大師」的美譽稱號。
他赢得了「大师」的美誉称号。

He won the prestigious title of 'Master'.

自稱 / 自称 zìchēng
他自稱是這家公司的負責人。
他自称是这家公司的负责人。

He claims to be the person in charge of this company.

後裔 / 后裔 hòuyì
他自稱是孔子的後裔。
他自称是孔子的后裔。

He claims to be a descendant of Confucius.

名稱 / 名称 míngchēng
這個產品的名稱是什麼？
这个产品的名称是什么？

What is the name of this product?

Example Vocabulary

稱

cheng1

to call; to name

稱為

稱號

cheng1'hao4

title; name; designation

自稱

zi4'cheng1

to claim to be; to call oneself

並稱

bing4'cheng1

俗稱

su2'cheng1

全稱

quan2'cheng1

勻稱

yun2'cheng4

名稱

ming2'cheng1

name (of a thing or organization)

不對稱

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