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chēng
v. name; to say; to praise
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Other meanings
[chēng]   v. to call
[chēng]   v. to weigh
[chèn]   v. fit, match, be suitable
[chèng]   n. balance, scales, steelyard
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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tā bèi rén men chēng wéi wén xué yǔ yán dà shī .
phr. He was named a "Great Master of Literary Language".
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yí dòng diàn huà sú chēng shǒu jī .
phr. Mobile phones are often called cellphones.