称 - chèn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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14 strokes
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稱 (称)

chèn

Definition

to fit
balanced
suitable

Other pronunciations

chēng

to weigh
to state
to name
name
appellation
to praise

Character Decomposition

Related words (20)

稱心

chèn xīn

satisfactory; agreeable

to be satisfactory

well qualified; competent; to be equal to the task; able to do sth very well

稱錢

chèn qián

(coll.) rich; well-heeled

勻稱

yún chèn

well proportioned; well shaped

對稱

duì chèn

symmetry; symmetrical

counter scale

to match; to suit; mutually compatible

worthy

unsymmetrical; asymmetric

symmetry

symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)

對稱軸

duì chèn zhóu

axis of symmetry; central axis (in Chinese architecture)

supersymmetry

asymmetric

bilateral symmetry

symmetry breaking (physics)

對稱空間

duì chèn kōng jiān

symmetric space (math.)

輻射對稱

fú shè duì chèn

radial symmetry

自發對稱破缺

zì fā duì chèn pò quē

spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)

Idioms (1)

稱心如意

chèn xīn rú yì

after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish

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