称

• 拼音: chēng
• 汉字拆解: 称 = 禾 (grain) + 尔 (phonetic component) — originally related to weighing grain

含义

To call; to refer to as; to address.

Used when giving something a name or title, or referring to someone by a certain designation. Common in both formal introductions and casual references. Also used in passive constructions meaning 'to be called.'

例句

1. 大家都称他为李老师，虽然他已经退休了。
2. 这种植物在民间被称为仙人掌。
3. 朋友们喜欢称呼她小美，因为她长得很漂亮。

用法指南

语境: naming, introduction, description

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 他被称为天才。(He is called a genius.)
• 我们称她王姐。(We call her Sister Wang.)

错误说法

• 混淆'称'(chēng, 称呼)和'称'(chèn, 称心)——两个读音意思不同 (Don't confuse 称 chēng meaning 'to call' with 称 chèn meaning 'satisfactory' — different tones, different meanings)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'to weigh' but extended to 'to name/call' through the idea of evaluating and designating.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal