衡 (hang4 waang4 | heng2) : weigh; measure

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衡

hang4 waang4

heng2

[粵] hang4 | [國] heng2
[1] [v] weigh; measure; judge; assess
[2] [n] weighing apparatus; beam of a steelyard

[粵] waang4 | [國] heng2
variant of 橫

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#144)

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

衡

This word has been viewed 6790 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Jan 2012 13:32

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權衡 kyun4 hang4 quan2 heng2 = weigh; consider

平衡 ping4 hang4 ping2 heng2 = balance, equilibrium

抗衡 kong3 hang4 kang4 heng2 = contend against

衡量 hang4 loeng6 heng2 liang5 = weigh; measure

失去平衡 sat1 heoi3 ping4 hang4 = overbalance (lit: "lose level/even measure")

失衡 sat1 hang4 = unbalance

衡陽 hang4 joeng4 = Hengyang

不穩平衡 bat1 wan2 ping4 hang4 bu4 wen3 ping2 heng2 = unstable equilibrium 國

不平衡 bat1 ping4 hang4 bu4 ping2 heng2 = unbalanced; disequilibrium; disproportion; unbalance 國

保持平衡的 bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4 dik1 bao3 chi2 ping2 heng2 de5 = equilibratory; libratory 國

保持平衡 bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4 bao3 chi2 ping2 heng2 = to balance, to librate, to poise

保持平衡之物 bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4 zi1 mat6 bao3 chi2 ping2 heng2 zhi1 wu4 = an equilibrator

均衡膳食 gwan1 hang4 sin6 sik6 jun1 heng2 shan4 shi2 = balanced diet

收支平衡 sau1 zi1 ping4 hang4 = break-even

動態平衡 dung6 taai3 ping4 hang4 dong4 tai4 ping2 heng2 = dynamic equilibrium (common formation)

發展不平衡 faat3 zin2 bat1 ping4 hang4 fa1 zhan3 bu4 ping2 heng2 = disparate development (common formation)

平衡木 ping4 hang4 muk6 = balance beam (common formation)

均衡 gwan1 hang4 jun1 heng2 = balance; equilibrium; proportion

盈虧平衡點 jing4 kwai1 ping4 hang4 dim2 ying2 kui1 ping2 heng2 dian3 = break-even point

金衡 gam1 hang4 jin1 heng2 = troy weight

衡陽地區 hang4 joeng4 dei6 keoi1 heng2 yang2 di4 qu1 = Hengyang district (district in Hunan)

衡東 hang4 dung1 heng2 dong1 = Hengdong (place in Hunan)

衡南 hang4 naam4 heng2 nan2 = Hengnan (place in Hunan)

衡山 hang4 saan1 heng2 shan1 = Hengshan (place in Hunan)

衡水 hang4 seoi2 heng2 shui3 = Hengshui (city in Hebei)

衡水地區 hang4 seoi2 dei6 keoi1 heng2 shui3 di4 qu1 = Hengshui district (district in Hebei)

耳水不平衡 ji5 seoi2 bat1 ping4 hang4 er3 shui3 bu4 ping2 heng2 = Ménière's disease

國際收支不平衡 gwok3 zai3 sau1 zi1 bat1 ping4 hang4 guo2 ji4 shou1 zhi1 bu4 ping2 heng2 = disequilibrium of balance of payment 國 (common formation)

耳水唔平衡 ji5 seoi2 m4 ping4 hang4 = Ménière's disease (lit., "ear water unbalance") with vertigo the major symptom 粵

平衡式 ping4 hang4 sik1 = [yoga] balancing poses

站立平衡式 zaam6 laap6 ping4 hang4 sik1 = [yoga] Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana, Extended Hand-toe Pose

雙腳平衡式 soeng1 goek3 ping4 hang4 sik1 = [yoga] Ubhaya Padangusthasana, Big Toes Pose

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經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

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