戥 (děng) - A small steelyard for weighing gold, silver, or & to weigh with such a balance.

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戥 · děng

A small steelyard for weighing gold, silver, or medicines;

to weigh with such a balance.

A small steelyard for weighing gold, silver, orto weigh with such a balance.

Usage highlights

SteelyardTo weigh with a steelyardGold weighing steelyardMedicine weighingSmall scalePrecise steelyard

Synonyms

  • 秤— scale, steelyard (general term)
  • 天平— balance scale

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Weigh the gold with a steelyard (戥子).
  • The pharmacist carefully weighed the herbs (戥药).
  • This small scale is very precise (这个戥子很精确).

Collocations

  • Steelyard(戥子)
  • To weigh with a steelyard(戥秤)
  • Gold weighing steelyard(戥金)
  • Medicine weighing(戥药)
  • Small scale(小戥子)
  • Precise steelyard(准戥)

Idioms

  • Weighing medicine with a steelyard(戥药称金)
  • As meticulous as weighing with a steelyard(毫厘不差如戥秤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally used in Chinese pharmacies and gold/silver shops for precise measurements.
  • Represents precision, careful calculation, and traditional measurement practices.
  • Associated with traditional Chinese medicine and precious metal trading.

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