• 449th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 103 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chèn (chen4)to fit • balanced • suitable
2. chēng (cheng1)to weigh • to state • to name • name • appellation • to praise
3. chèng (cheng4)variant of 秤[cheng4] • steelyard

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

俗称 (俗稱)
名称 (名稱)
堪称 (堪稱)
昵称 (暱稱)
称呼 (稱呼)
称为 (稱為)
称号 (稱號)
称赞 (稱讚)
称霸 (稱霸)
简称 (簡稱)
自称 (自稱)
号称 (號稱)

Uncommon

并称 (並稱)
全称 (全稱)
匀称 (勻稱)
宣称 (宣稱)
尊称 (尊稱)
对称 (對稱)
对称轴 (對稱軸)
据称 (據稱)
相称 (相稱)
称作 (稱作)
称心 (稱心)
称心如意 (稱心如意)
称职 (稱職)
称谓 (稱謂)
称道 (稱道)
称重 (稱重)
统称 (統稱)
美称 (美稱)
声称 (聲稱)
职称 (職稱)
著称 (著稱)
谎称 (謊稱)

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  • 1835th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ba4)hegemon • tyrant • lord • feudal chief • to rule by force • to usurp • (in modern advertising) master

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ba4)The component is pronounced as '' (ba4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

霸气 (霸氣)
霸道 

Uncommon

恶霸 (惡霸)
争霸 (爭霸)
称霸 (稱霸)
霸占 (霸佔)
霸王 
麦霸 (麥霸)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.