稱 (cing1 can3 cing3 | cheng1 chen4 cheng4) : call; name; say; praise; fit; match

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稱

cing1 can3 cing3

cheng1 chen4 cheng4

[粵] cing1 | [國] cheng1
[1] [v] call; name; term; address as
[2] [v] say; state; express; claim
[3] [v] praise; commend; compliment
[4] [n] name; appellation; designation

[粵] can3 cing3 | [國] chen4
[1] [v] fit; match; suit; go with
[2] [adj] fit; suitable; symmetrical

[國] cheng4 - Mandarin only
[n] balance; scales; steelyard

[國] cheng1 - Mandarin only
[v] weigh; measure weight

1. For the "fit" meaning, Jyutping can3 is colloquial reading while cing3 is literary. 襯 is a variant for colloquial can3.
2. For the "balance/weigh" meanings, Mandarin uses 稱 as variant of 秤. Cantonese uses only 秤 for both noun and verb.

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 禾 (#115)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

稱 / 称

This word has been viewed 11414 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Dec 2013 01:48

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謊稱 fong1 cing1 huang3 cheng4 = to claim; to pretend

别稱 bit6 cing1 bie2 cheng1 = another name; nickname; otherwise known as

簡稱 gaan2 cing1 jian3 cheng1 = abbreviation

尊稱 zyun1 cing1 zun1 cheng1 = respectful form of address; address someone respectfully

舊稱 gau6 cing1 jiu4 cheng1 = former name

敬稱 ging3 cing1 jing4 cheng1 = honorific

唔稱 m4 can3 = not matching 粵

統稱 tung2 cing1 tong3 cheng1 = be collectively called; general term

職稱 zik1 cing1 zhi2 cheng1 = professional title; name (of position, job function)

宣稱 syun1 cing1 xuan1 cheng1 = to assert; to claim

稱讚 cing1 zaan3 cheng1 zan4 = to praise; to compliment; to acclaim; to commend

稱號 cing1 hou6 cheng1 hao4 = title; name; term of address

稱心 can3 sam1 chen4 xin1 = satisfactory

稱呼 cing1 fu1 cheng1 hu5 = to call; to greet; to address as

對稱 deoi3 can3 dui4 chen4 = symmetry; symmetrical

名稱 ming4 cing1 ming2 cheng1 = [1] name (of a thing); [2] name (of an organization)

稱為 cing1 wai4 cheng1 wei2 = to be called; to be named

聲稱 sing1 cing1 sheng1 cheng1 = to proclaim, state

自稱 zi6 cing1 zi4 cheng1 = claim to be

暱稱 nik1 cing1 ni4 cheng1 = nickname; pet name

指稱 zi2 cing1 zhi3 cheng1 = allege; claim; designation; reference; to refer to

堅稱 gin1 cing1 jian1 cheng1 = to assert positively; to claim; to insist

報稱 bou3 cing1 bao4 cheng1 = to repay a kindness suitably

據稱 geoi3 cing1 ju4 cheng1 = it is said that; supposedly

稱身 cing3 san1 cheng1 shen1 = (of clothes) to fit; fit

稱做 cing1 zou6 cheng1 zuo4 = call, name, describe

對稱性 deoi3 can3 sing3 dui4 chen4 xing4 = symmetry

愛稱 oi3 cing1 ai4 cheng1 = a diminutive, pet name, term of endearment

男性尊稱 naam4 sing3 zyun1 cing1 nan2 xing4 zun1 cheng1 = esquire

稱心如意 cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 chen4 xin1 ru2 yi4 = to one's heart's content

公稱 gung1 cing1 gong1 cheng1 = nominal; indicated; rated

勻稱 wan4 cing3 yun2 chen4 = well proportioned; well shaped

俗稱 zuk6 cing1 su2 cheng1 = be commonly referred to as

昵稱 nik1 cing1 ni4 cheng1 = nickname; diminutive, term of endearment

稱職 can3 zik1 chen4 zhi2 = competent; fill a post with credit

辯稱 bin6 cing1 bian4 cheng1 = argue in defence

堪稱 ham1 cing1 kan1 cheng1 = can be called; it can be said that

嘖嘖稱羡 zaak3 zaak3 cing1 sin6 ze2 ze2 cheng1 xian4 = to click the tongue in admiration

別稱 bit6 cing1 bie2 cheng1 = alternative name; alternative way of saying sth.

以...見稱 ji5 gin3 cing1 yi3 jian4 cheng1 = noted as...; famous for...; known for...

相稱 soeng1 cing3 xiang1 cheng4 = to correspond with; to match; be suitable

稱頌 cing1 zung6 cheng1 song4 = praise

稱霸 cing1 baa3 cheng1 ba4 = dominate

稱謂 cing1 wai6 cheng1 wei4 = title, appellation, form of address

佯稱 joeng4 cing1 yang2 cheng1 = lie; falsely claim

兩側對稱 loeng5 zak1 deoi3 can3 liang3 ce4 dui4 chen4 = bilateral symmetry

訛稱 ngo4 cing1 = fraudently claim to be

Showing 1 example containing 稱

畀機會我做個稱職嘅老婆粵
Give me a chance to be a good and competent wife.

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Decimal representation of this word: 稱
Unicode code for this character: U+7a31 (off-site link)

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