秤 = 禾 + 平

秤 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “balance”. It is built from 禾 (grain still on stalk) and 平 (flat).

Keyword: balance
Pinyin (Mandarin): chèng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: balance, scale, steelyard, баланс, масштаб, стальной двор, scale, steelyard
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 秤 balancing scales

Decomposition

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禾 grain still on stalk
平 flat

How to find 秤 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain still on stalk” + “flat”. 秤 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 秤 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.