称做 (chēng zuò) — to be called; to be known as

Definition

verb
to be calledto be known as
Easily confused

Examples

  • 称做「」。
    Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ zài zhōng wén lǐ chēng zuò "máng guǒ".
    This fruit is called "mango" in Chinese.
  • 称做「」。
    Tā bèi dà jiā chēng zuò "gōng fu zhī wáng".
    He is called "King of Kung Fu" by everyone.
  • 称做「」。
    Zhè zuò gǔ qiáo zài shū shàng chēng zuò "zhào zhōu qiáo".
    This ancient bridge is called "Zhaozhou Bridge" in books.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

称chēngcall
做zuòdo/as

称 (call) and 做 (do/as) combine to mean calling something as something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 稱; 称 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hérice
Sound part声符shēngfú
爯
爯chēng稱chēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 稱 pairs 禾 (rice) with 爯, a part giving the sound; it is explained as measuring rice. The simplified 称 is a later shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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