称 (稱) chēng

1. chēng verb to call; to address
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 叫 (ABC 'chēng' 称 v 1; CC-CEDICT '稱'; Guoyu '稱' chēng v 2; NCCED '称' 2 chēng 3; Unihan '稱')
2. chèn verb to suit; to match; to suit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 適合 (ABC 'chèn' 称; CC-CEDICT '稱'; Guoyu '稱' chèng v; Kroll 2015 '稱' chèn 1, p. 47; Mathews 1931 '稱', p. 50; NCCED '称' chèn 1)
3. chēng verb to say; to describe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 述说 (ABC 'chēng' 称 v 2; CC-CEDICT '稱'; Guoyu '稱' chēng v 3; NCCED '称' 2 chēng 2; Mathews 1931 '稱', p. 50; Unihan '稱')
4. chēng verb to weigh
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 计量轻重 (CC-CEDICT '稱'; Guoyu '稱' chēng v 1; Kroll 2015 '稱' chēng 1, p. 47; Mathews 1931 '稱', p. 50; NCCED '称' 1 chēng)
5. chèng verb to weigh
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as chēng (CC-CEDICT '稱'; NCCED '称' chèng)
6. chēng verb to praise; to commend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 赞颂 (ABC 'chēng' 称 v 3; CC-CEDICT '稱'; Guoyu '稱' chēng v 4; Kroll 2015 '稱' chēng 3, p. 47; Mathews 1931 '稱', p. 50; NCCED '称' 2 chēng 1; Unihan '稱')
7. chēng verb to name; to designate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '稱'; Kroll 2015 '稱' chēng 4a, p. 47; NCCED '称' 2 chēng 3; Unihan '稱')
8. chēng noun a name; an appellation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 名称 (ABC 'chēng' 称 bf; Guoyu '稱' chēng n 1; NCCED '称' 2 chēng 4)
9. chēng verb to claim to be; to proclaim oneself
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 自认 (Guoyu '稱' chēng v 5; Kroll 2015 '稱' chēng 4, p. 47; NCCED '称' 2 chēng 5)
10. chēng verb to raise; to lift up
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 举 (Guoyu '稱' chēng v 6; Kroll 2015 '稱' chēng 2a, p. 47; Mathews 1931 '稱', p. 50; NCCED '称' 3 chēng)
11. chèn verb to pretend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '稱', p. 50)
12. chēng verb to consider; to evaluate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '稱' chēng 1, p. 47)
13. chēng verb to bow to; to defer to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '稱' chēng 3a, p. 47)
14. chèng noun scales
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '稱' chèng n; Kroll 2015 '稱' chèng 1, p. 47)
15. chèng noun a standard weight
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '稱' chèng 2, p. 47)
16. chēng noun reputation
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 名声 (Guoyu '稱' chēng n 2)
17. chèng noun a steelyard
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '稱', p. 50)

Contained in

• 称病(稱病) to use illness as an excuse
• 称述(稱述) to describe
• 堪称(堪稱) can be rated as; can be said to be
• 称便(稱便) to praise something
• 略称(略稱) an abbreviation
• 标称(標稱) nominal
• 对称性(對稱性) symmetry
• 称谓(稱謂) a title; an appellation; a form of address ; to address ; to be called ; to commend; to praise
• 僭称(僭稱) to falsely claim a title for oneself
• 称钱(稱錢) rich; well-heeled
• 称兵(稱兵) to recruit troops
• 啧啧称奇(嘖嘖稱奇) to click one's tongue in wonder ; to be astonished
• 偏旁名称(偏旁名稱) a name of a part of a Chinese character
• 妄称(妄稱) to make a false and unwarranted declaration
• 名称(名稱) name
• 著称(著稱) to be widely known as
• 两侧对称(兩側對稱) bilateral symmetry
• 名称权(名稱權) copyright; rights to a trademark
• 讳称(諱稱) euphemism; word used to avoid a taboo reference
• 称重(稱重) to weigh
• 贱称(賤稱) contemptuous term
• 值得称赞(值得稱讚) commendable
• 称呼(稱呼) to call; to address as
• 假称(假稱) to cheat [by lying]
• 公称(公稱) nominal
• 敬称(敬稱) a term of respect; honorific
• 称霸(稱霸) to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role
• 称人(稱人) to praise other people
• 称职(稱職) well qualified; competent; able to fulfill a job responsibility
• 姓名全称(姓名全稱) full name
• 贬称(貶稱) a derogatory term
• 称体裁衣(稱體裁衣) measure the figure and cut garments accordingly; for each to be in agreement
• 自发对称破缺(自發對稱破缺) spontaneous symmetry breaking
• 称之为(稱之為) to call it...; known as...
• 蔑称(蔑稱) contemptuous term
• 报称(報稱) to describe in a report ; to repay a complement
• 对称美(對稱美) symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
• 雅称(雅稱) elegant name; honorific
• 宣称(宣稱) to assert
• 称引(稱引) to cite as evidence ; to describe; to state
• 称旨(稱旨) in accordance with imperial command
• 代称(代稱) a name established by popular usage
• 旧称(舊稱) old term; former name
• 人称代词(人稱代詞) personal pronoun
• 相称(相稱) to call each other ; to match; to suit
• 不可称(不可稱) inconceivable; unthinkable; unimaginable
• 改称(改稱) to rename
• 称人意(稱人意) according with the expectations of others
• 藉称(藉稱) allege

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第二人称 、 匀称

Word is mentioned most frequently in

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• 卷一百二十一 志第七十四 禮二十四 Volume 121 Treatises 74: Rites 24 History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
• 卷一百九十一 列傳第七十九 毛澄 汪俊 吳一鵬 朱希周 何孟春 豐熙 徐文華 薛蕙 Volume 191 Biographies 79: Mao Cheng, Wang Jun, Wu Yipeng, Zhu Xizhou, He Mengchun, Feng Xi, Xu Wenhua, Xue Hui History of Ming 明史 — count: 36
• 卷五十八　志第三十九:　百官四 符制 印製 鐵券 官誥 百官俸給 Volume 58 Treatises 39: Official Posts 4 - Counting Systems, Printing, Iron Certificates, Official Proclamations, Official Salaries History of Jin 金史 — count: 35
• 卷一百九十七 列傳第八十五 席書 霍韜 熊浹 黃宗明 黃綰 Volume 197 Biographies 85: Xi Shu, Huo Tao, Xiong Jia, Huang Zongming, Huang Wan History of Ming 明史 — count: 34
• 卷三十九 劉趙淳于江劉周趙列傳 Volume 39: Biographies of Liu, Zhao, Chunyu, Jiang, Liu, Zhou, Zhao Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 33
• 卷一百一十 志第六十三 禮十三 Volume 110 Treatises 63: Rites 13 History of Song 宋史 — count: 32
• 卷十三 魏書十三 鍾繇華歆王朗傳 Volume 13: Book of Wei 13 - Biographies of Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, and Wang Lang Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 30
• 卷78 孫紹 張普惠 Volume 78: Sun Shao, Zhang Puhui Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 29
• 卷五十一　志第二十: 禮志三 禮志四 Volume 51 Treatises 21: Rites 3 and 4 History of Liao 遼史 — count: 29
• 隱公 Lord Yin Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳 — count: 29

Collocations

• 称夫人 (稱夫人) 不稱夫人 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 6
• 称使 (稱使) 何以不稱使 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 国称 (國稱) 女在其國稱女 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 称弟 (稱弟) 凡稱弟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
• 称疾 (稱疾) 僖伯稱疾不從 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 称师 (稱師) 將卑師眾稱師 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 称君 (稱君) 凡弒君稱君 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
• 少称 (少稱) 將尊師少稱將 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 称侯 (稱侯) 其餘大國稱侯 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 称主人 (稱主人) 婚禮不稱主人 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3