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cing3 ping4
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[1] [n] weighing scale; balance; steelyard [2] [v] weight with a scale, etc. [n] scales for measuring weight Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 禾 (#115)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
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天秤星座
tin1 cing3 sing1 zo6 = Libra
唔夠秤
m4 gau3 cing3 = underweight 粵
呃秤
aak1 cing3 = a merchant shorts the scale to cheat the customer; "putting one's thumb on the scale" 粵
秤量
cing3 loeng4 = weighing, weigh
天秤座
tin1 cing3 zo6 = Libra
市秤
si5 cing3 = top-pan balance
彈簧秤
daan6 wong4 cing3 = spring balance |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 秤
Unicode code for this character: U+79e4 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 秤
Unicode code for this character: U+79e4 (off-site link)
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