秤 Stroke Order — How to Write 秤
秤 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
秤 Radical and Character Components
秤 is an ideographic compound. A balance 平 used to measure grain 禾.
Radical: 禾 + 5 more strokes
秤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- chèng
Meanings of 秤 in Chinese
chèng秤
Common Words and Phrases with 秤
More words with 秤
- bàng磅chèng秤scale, weighing scale
- dì地chèng秤A weighbridge.
- duǎn短chèng秤short weight
- gǎn杆chèng秤Steelyard, Steelyard balance
- guò过chèng秤Weigh, Be weighed
- pán盘chèng秤a steelyard with a pan
- tái台chèng秤platform scale, bench scale
- yā压chèng秤to be heavy for its size
- tán弹huáng簧chèng秤spring scale
- àn案chèng秤bench scale, counter scale
- tái抬chèng秤lift the scale, raise the scale
- shé折chèng秤short weight, underweight
- chèng秤pán盘scale pan, weighing pan
- chèng秤tā铊steelyard weight, scale weight
- chèng秤tuó砣steelyard weight, weight
- lǎo老chèng秤old scale, antique scale
- xiǎo小chèng秤small scale, miniature scale
Idioms with 秤
- chèng秤bù不lí离tuó砣inseparable, interdependent relationship
- dà大chèng秤xiǎo小dòu斗cheat customers with dishonest weights
- wǒ我xīn心rú如chèng秤My heart is like a perfectly balanced scale
- chèng秤chuí锤luò落jǐng井disappear completely without a trace
- chèng秤jīn斤zhù注liǎng两to haggle over every ounce
- chèng秤píng平dǒu斗mǎn满conduct business honestly and fairly
- chèng秤xīn薪ér而cuàn爨Penny-wise and pound-foolish
- dà大dòu斗xiǎo小chèng秤exploit others with false weights and measures
- mián绵guǒ裹chèng秤chuí锤gentle outside, firm inside
- chèng秤tuó砣suī虽xiǎo小yā压qiān千jīn斤Small but powerful
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Open the tool →Questions about 秤
What does 秤 mean in Chinese?
秤 (chèng) means “A weighing scale or balance used to measure weight” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 秤?
秤 is pronounced chèng in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 秤 have?
秤 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 秤?
秤 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 禾. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 秤?
The radical of 秤 is 禾, and 秤 is an ideographic compound.
