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称

chēng verb A1

Traditional: 稱

  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise
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Other readings

  • chènto fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
  • chèngold variant of 秤[cheng4]

From the library

袁公问曰:「贤家君在太丘,远近称之,何所履行?
世说新语(四篇), p. 1 · C2
牧杜门不出,固称疾。
史记·廉颇蔺相如列传, p. 11 · C2

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