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秤 (chèng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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Animated Stroke Order 秤

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How to write 秤 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 秤

秤 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

秤=禾grain+平level

A balance scale (秤) measures grain (禾) with precision and fairness (平) — a weighing instrument.

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 秤 is used in context

tā他

yòng用

chèng秤

chēng称

le了

chēng称

píng

Information

Pinyinchèng

Meaningscales

Strokes10

Radical禾

Traditional秤

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2658

Zhuyinㄔㄥˋ

UnicodeU+79E4

CangjieHDHPM

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苹

guǒ果

de的

zhòng重

liàng量

。

He weighed the apples using a scale.

shì市

chǎng场

lǐ里

shè设

zhì置

le了

gōng公

píng平

chèng秤

gòng供

gù顾

kè客

shǐ使

yòng用

。

A fair scale is set up in the market for customers to use.

chāo超

shì市

shǐ使

yòng用

diàn电

zǐ子

chèng秤

chēng称

zhòng重

shuǐ水

guǒ果

。

The supermarket uses an electronic scale to weigh fruits.

zhè这

ge个

chèng秤

tuó砣

hěn很

zhòng重

，

yào要

xiǎo小

xīn心

ná拿

。

This scale weight is heavy, be careful when holding it.

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