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秤 chèng balance

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

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HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 秤 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

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中秤means a balance, a scale for weighing. You'd say it at the fruit stand, when the seller lifts your apples and you both watch the needle settle. Come and make a sentence with it.

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Stroke order

秤 is written in 10 strokes.

秤 — the Chinese character for balance (chèng), stroke diagram
Stroke diagram for 秤 — balance

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秤 is pronounced chèng and means “balance”.