On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C2.

chēng ㄔㄥ

    • to weigh (variant of chēng)

chèng ㄔㄥˋ

    • steelyard balance Roman balance

How 秤 is written

    部首 radical
    笔画 strokes
    10, with 5 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts

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