称

• 拼音: chēng
• 汉字拆解: 称 = simplified from 稱; 禾 (grain) + 尔 (phonetic component in simplified form)

含义

To call; to address; to refer to as. Also means to weigh something on a scale.

As 'to call or address,' it describes how someone or something is referred to. As 'to weigh,' it refers to measuring weight. The calling and naming sense is more common in everyday speech.

例句

1. 大家都称他为老王。
2. 这种鱼在南方被称为鲈鱼。
3. 请帮我称一下这些苹果有多重。

用法指南

语境: naming, introductions, market

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们都称她为李老师。(We all call her Teacher Li.)
• 请帮我称一斤苹果。(Please weigh out a jin of apples for me.)

错误说法

• 不要混淆称 (chēng, to call) 和称 (chèn, to match/suit) — 称心如意 uses the chèn pronunciation, not chēng.

起源与历史

Originally written 稱, from 禾 (grain) and 爯 (phonetic). The original meaning was to weigh grain, later extended to naming and addressing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal