称

稱
chèn
#449 most
frequent character
to fit, to match, to suit

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

称 uses 禾 grain as its meaning part, since grain was often weighed. 尔 is an empty stand-in for the old sound part 爯 chēng. The first sense was to weigh or measure. It grew to raise, praise, state, call or name, and appropriate.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

称chèng
old variant of 秤[cheng4]
HSK 5
称chēng
to weigh, to state, to name, name

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