稱

稱 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+9, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹木月土月 (HDBGB), four-corner 2295₇, composition ⿰禾爯)

• 䕝, 𡚕

• 称 (Simplified Chinese and Japanese shinjitai)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 856, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25180
• Dae Jaweon: page 1282, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2619, character 2
• Unihan data for U+7A31

Historical forms of the character 稱
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Qin slip script	Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰjɯŋ, *tʰjɯŋs) : semantic 禾 (“rice”) + phonetic 爯 (OC *tʰjɯŋ) – measure rice.

稱

1. to weigh

   稱一下行李的重量 [MSC, trad.]
   称一下行李的重量 [MSC, simp.]

   chēng yīxià xínglǐ de zhòngliàng [Pinyin]

   to weigh the luggage

2. to call; to name

   稱兄道弟／称兄道弟  ―  chēngxiōngdàodì  ―  to be on intimate terms (literally, “to call each other brothers”)

   大家都稱他為張師傅。 [MSC, trad.]
   大家都称他为张师傅。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dàjiā dōu chēng tā wéi Zhāng shīfù. [Pinyin]

   Everyone calls him "Master Zhang".

3. to say; to state

   宣稱／宣称  ―  xuānchēng  ―  to claim

   拍手稱快／拍手称快  ―  pāishǒuchēngkuài  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. to praise; to commend

   稱頌／称颂  ―  chēngsòng  ―  to praise

5. name; address; appellation; designation

   別稱／别称  ―  biéchēng  ―  another name; alternative name

6. (literary) reputation; repute; standing
7. to proclaim oneself to be

   稱帝／称帝  ―  chēngdì  ―  to proclaim oneself emperor

8. (literary) to lift; to raise

稱

1. to match; to fit

   稱心如意／称心如意  ―  chènxīnrúyì  ―  satisfactory

   相稱／相称  ―  xiàngchèn  ―  to match each other

2. balanced; suitable
3. (Mandarin, colloquial) to have (money or properties)
4. ^† Alternative form of 秤 (“steelyard”)

• “稱”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 称)

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• Go-on: しょう (shō)
• Kan-on: しょう (shō)
• Kun: はかる (hakaru, 稱る); となえる (tonaeru, 稱える); たたえる (tataeru, 稱える); あげる (ageru, 稱げる)

稱 • (ching) (hangeul 칭, revised ching, McCune–Reischauer ch'ing, Yale ching)

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稱: Hán Nôm readings: xưng, xứng

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