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称 - chēng

call; name, brand; address; say

call; name, brand; address; say

How to read 称

Click 称 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinchēng
Englishcall; name, brand; address; say
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

称作 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 称做. Please read 称呼 one more time.

Common words with this character

to be called; to be known as
to be called; to be known as
to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
see 稱多縣|称多县[Chen4 duo1 Xian4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 称 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 称作 and 称做 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 称.