称

chēng

to weigh

to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

grain (禾) + sound (尔) = to weigh, name, praise

禾 (grain) grounds the original meaning of weighing crops on a scale. 尔 mainly lends the sound chēng and does not carry the meaning here.

禾+尔→称
尔You (archaic pronoun)Phonetic
禾GrainSemantic

我们称他为老师。

wǒ men chēng tā wéi lǎo shī。

We call him teacher.

大家都称赞她的工作做得很好。

dà jiā dōu chēng zàn tā de gōng zuò zuò de hěn hǎo。

Everyone praises her for doing her work very well.

Words with 称

称赞

chēng zàn

to praise; to commend; to compliment

称道

chēng dào

to commend

旧称

jiù chēng

old term

泛称

fàn chēng

to refer broadly to

称帝

chēng dì

to declare oneself emperor

第三人称

dì sān rén chēng

third person (grammar)

称誉

chēng yù

to acclaim

通称

tōng chēng

to be generally referred to (as)

鄙称

bǐ chēng

derogatory term

配称

pèi chèn

worthy

雅称

yǎ chēng

elegant name

不对称

bù duì chèn

unsymmetrical

More characters with 禾

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