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稱

Unicode: U+7A31

Pinyin: chèng chēng chèn

Definition

chēng:* 量輕重。 ～量（ liáng ）。 * 叫，叫做。 自～。～呼。～帝。～臣。～兄道弟。 * 名號。 名～。簡～。～號。～謂。職～。 * 說。 聲～。～快。～病。～便。 * 讚揚。 ～道。～許。～頌。～贊。 * 舉。 ～兵。～觴祝壽。 chèn:* 適合。 ～心。～職。相～。勻～。對～。 chèng:* 同"秤"

call; name, brand; address; say

Structure

稱 graph

Related substructures

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Precursors

Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
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Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_7A31
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC