chēng

to weigh

to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

grain (禾) + sound (尔) = to weigh, name, praise

禾 (grain) grounds the original meaning of weighing crops on a scale. 尔 mainly lends the sound chēng and does not carry the meaning here.

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You (archaic pronoun)Phonetic
GrainSemantic

我们他为老师。

wǒ men chēng tā wéi lǎo shī。

We call him teacher.

大家都赞她的工作做得很好。

dà jiā dōu chēng zàn tā de gōng zuò zuò de hěn hǎo。

Everyone praises her for doing her work very well.

Words with 称

通称

tōng chēng

to be generally referred to (as)

鄙称

bǐ chēng

derogatory term

配称

pèi chèn

worthy

雅称

yǎ chēng

elegant name

不对称

bù duì chèn

unsymmetrical

并称

bìng chēng

joint name

交口称誉

jiāo kǒu chēng yù

voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

亦称

yì chēng

also known as

人称

rén chēng

person (first person, second person etc in grammar)

人称代词

rén chēng dài cí

personal pronoun

代称

dài chēng

alternative name

供称

gòng chēng

to make a confession (law)

More characters with 禾