称

See also 稱

Translingual

simpl.		称
trad.		稱

Etymology

Simplified from 稱 (爯 → 尔).

In current form Template:Han comp

Han character

称 (radical 115 禾+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹木弓火 (HDNF))

1. call
2. name, brand
3. address
4. say

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 852, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25016
• Dae Jaweon: page 1276, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2601, character 4
• Unihan data for U+79F0

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Cantonese

Hanzi

称 (traditional 稱, Yale ching1, ching3)

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Japanese

Kanji

称 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• On: しょう (shō)
• Kun: はかる (hakaru), となえる (tonaeru), あげる (ageru)

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Korean

Hanja

称 (hangeul 칭, revised ching, McCune-Reischauer ch'ing, Yale ching)

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Mandarin

simpl.		称
trad.		稱

Verb

称 (simplified, Pinyin chēng)

1. to call

   神称光为昼，称暗为夜。有晚上，有早晨，这是头一日。

   Shén chēng guāng wéi zhòu, chēng àn wéi yè. Yǒu wǎnshàng, yǒu zǎochén, zhè shì tóuyī rì.

   God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

References

• Bible Genesis Chapter 1 verse 5

Hanzi

称 (traditional 稱, pinyin chēng (cheng1), Wade-Giles ch'eng¹)