chèng

steelyard balance; Roman balance

CL:臺|台[tai2]

grain (禾) + level (平) = balance scale

A steelyard balance weighs grain to determine if portions are equal. The grain radical grounds it in agricultural trade, while 平 captures the level equilibrium a scale seeks.

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他用量了一下这袋米有多重。

tā yòng chèng liàng le yī xià zhè dài mǐ yǒu duō zhòng。

He used a steelyard balance to weigh how heavy this bag of rice is.

市场上卖菜的人都有一台

shì chǎng shàng mài cài de rén dōu yǒu yī tái chèng。

The vegetable sellers at the market all have a balance scale.

Words with 秤

过秤

guò chèng

to weigh sth

体重秤

tǐ zhòng chèng

scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale

鬼秤

guǐ chèng

(coll.) rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)

假秤

jiǎ chèng

rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)

天秤

tiān chèng

balance scale

天秤座

tiān chèng zuò

Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

弹簧秤

tán huáng chèng

spring balance

复秤

fù chèng

to reweigh

折秤

shé chèng

discrepancy in weight

抬秤

tái chèng

large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight

掉秤

diào chèng

to lose weight (of cattle)

案秤

àn chèng

counter scale; bench scale

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