衡 héng

1. héng verb to weigh
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '衡' v 1; Kroll 2015 '衡' 1a, p. 160; Unihan '衡'; XHZD '衡' 2, p. 275)
2. héng noun scales
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 秤 (Guoyu '衡' n 2; Kroll 2015 '衡' 1, p. 160; XHZD '衡' 1, p. 275)
3. héng verb to judge; to consider
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 考量 (Guoyu '衡' v 2; Kroll 2015 '衡' 1a, p. 160; Unihan '衡')
4. héng adjective even
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (XHZD '衡' 3, p. 275)
5. héng noun a compendium
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 1b, p. 160)
6. héng noun poise
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 1c, p. 160)
7. héng noun fairness
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 1d, p. 160)
8. héng adjective horizontal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 2, p. 160)
9. héng noun a horizontally set astronomical sighting instrument
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 2a, p. 160)
10. héng proper noun Heng
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Astronomy , Concept: Star Name 星名
    Notes: (Guoyu '衡' n 4; Kroll 2015 '衡' 2b, p. 160)
11. héng noun a yoke for an ox
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 3, p. 160)
12. héng noun a horizontal rail
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 4, p. 160)
13. héng noun a jade crosspiece
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 5, p. 160)
14. héng noun a chimebell shank
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '衡' 6, p. 160)
15. héng noun a carriage crossbar
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 橫木; a horizontal wooden shaft at the front of a carriage (Guoyu '衡' n 1)
16. héng noun area between the eyebrows
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 眉目之间 (Guoyu '衡' n 3)
17. héng proper noun Hengshan; Mount Heng
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Mountain 山
    Notes: An abbreviation for 衡山 (Guoyu '衡' n 5)
18. héng proper noun Heng
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '衡' n 6)
19. héng verb to disobey
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 违抗 (Guoyu '衡' v 3)

Contained in

• 不平衡 disequilibrium
• 动平衡(動平衡) dynamic equilibrium; dynamic balancing
• 分权制衡(分權制衡) separation of powers for checks and balances
• 铨衡(銓衡) to measure and select talents
• 平衡态(平衡態) balance; (state of) equilibrium
• 制衡 to check and balance (power); checks and balances
• 衡平 to govern; to administer
• 均衡 equality; balance; equilibrium
• 度量衡 measurement
• 平衡棒 haltere (insect anatomy)
• 失衡 to unbalance
• 玉衡 epsilon Ursae Majoris
• 权衡利弊(權衡利弊) to weigh the pros and cons
• 衡门(衡門) a door hung from a crossbeam
• 抗衡 to contend against
• 衡门深巷(衡門深巷) crude dwellings in deep alleys
• 平衡选择(平衡選擇) balancing selection
• 权衡(權衡) to weigh ; a scale ; with all one's effort ; Quanheng
• 衡量制 system of weights and measures
• 均衡器 equalizer (electronics, audio)
• 常衡 avoirdupois system
• 衡情酌理 to weight the matter and deliberate the reason; to weigh and consider; to deliberate
• 争衡(爭衡) to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
• 不稳平衡(不穩平衡) unstable equilibrium
• 常衡制 Avoirdupois Weight
• 平衡 balance ; a balance ; a ceremonial bow with upper body at 90 degrees to the lower body
• 非平衡 non-equilibrium; disequilibrium; unbalance
• 衡器 a scale; a balance
• 平衡点(平衡點) equilibrium point
• 衡量 a weight; a measure ; to compare; to measure
• 非平衡态(非平衡態) unbalance; disequilibrium
• 金衡 troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
• 杜衡 wild ginger plant
• 色彩平衡 color balance

Also contained in

衡阳地区 、 张衡 、 水衡都尉 、 衡阳县 、 何叔衡 、 衡山县 、 衡水地区 、 衡南县 、 衡东 、 衡东县 、 许衡 、 匡衡 、 衡南 、 衡山 、 负载均衡 、 陆士衡 、 衡阳市

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• 卷五十九 張衡列傳 Volume 59: Biography of Zhang Heng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 51
• 卷一百五十八　列傳第四十五: 姚樞 許衡 竇默 Volume 158 Biographies 45: Yao Shu, Xu Heng, Dou Mo History of Yuan 元史 — count: 50
• 卷一百五十八 列傳第一百〇八: 武元衡 鄭餘慶 韋貫之 Volume 158 Biographies 108: Wu Yuanheng, Zheng Yuqing, Wei Guanzhi Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 50
• 卷十 魏書十一 袁張涼國田王邴管傳 Volume 10: Book of Wei 10 - Biographies of Xun Yu, Xun You, and Jia Xu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 40
• 卷八十下 文苑列傳 Volume 80b: Biographies of Writers 2 Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 39
• 卷八十一 匡張孔馬傳 Volume 81: Kuang, Zhang, Kong and Ma Book of Han 漢書 — count: 39
• 卷57　列傳第22 盧思道 李孝貞 薛道衡 Volume 57 Biographies 22: Lu Sidao, Li Xiaozhen, Xue Daoheng Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 38
• 卷三百三十五 列傳第九十四 种世衡子:古 諤 誼 孫:樸 師道 師中 Volume 335 Biographies 94: Zhong Shiheng and sons: Gu, E, Yi, grandsons: Pu, Shi Dao, Shi Zhong History of Song 宋史 — count: 37
• 卷56　列傳第21 盧愷 令狐熙 薛冑 宇文㢸 張衡 楊汪 Volume 56 Biographies 21: Lu Kai, Ling Huxi, Xue Zhou, Yu Wenbi, Zhang Heng, Yang Wang Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 36
• 卷七十四　列傳第六十二:　劉昉 柳裘 皇甫績 郭衍 張衡 楊汪 裴蘊 袁充 李雄 Volume 74 Biographies 62: Liu Fang, Liu Qiu, Huang Fuji, Guo Yan, Zhang Heng, Yang Wang, Pei Yun, Yuan Chong, Li Xiong History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 35

Collocations

• 衡雍 (衡雍) 至于衡雍 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 9
• 衡石 (衡石) 鈞衡石 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 7
• 上衡 (上衡) 執天子之器則上衡 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曲禮下》 Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 2 — count: 3
• 有权衡 (有權衡) 有權衡之稱者 — Guanzi 管子, 明法第四十六 Chapter 46: Wise Edicts — count: 3
• 提衡 (提衡) 以是與天子提衡 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重乙第八十一 Chapter 81: Weight II — count: 3
• 末衡 (末衡) 讂充末衡 — Guanzi 管子, 宙合第十一 Chapter 11: Zhou He — count: 3
• 衡植 (衡植) 左右有衡植 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十四 備高臨 Book 14 - Defense against Attack from an Elevation — count: 2
• 衡听 (衡聽) 衡聽 — Xunzi 荀子, 致士篇第十四 Chapter 14: Recruiting Men of Worth — count: 2
• 令衡 (令衡) 令衡籍吾國之富商 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重丁第八十三 Chapter 83: Weight IV — count: 2
• 衡父 (衡父) 衡父不忍數年之不宴 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 2