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Character Decomposition
秤=禾+平
Etymology
A balance 平 used to measure grain 禾
Meanings2 pronunciations
chēng
to weigh (variant of chēng)
chèng
steelyard balance; Roman balance
CL: tái
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Words with 秤 61 total
steelyard weights秤锤chèng chuíthe beam of a steelyard · a balance arm秤杆chèng gǎnsteelyard hook秤钩chèng gōuthe tray or pan of a steelyard balance秤盘chèng pánbalance consisting of steelyard with a pan · CL: tái盘秤pán chènglarge steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight抬秤tái chèngbalance scale · Taiwan pr. tiān píng天秤tiān chèng