Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to weigh; weight; measure

Chinese: 衡量、平衡。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “heng” becomes a different word in each tone. 衡 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 平衡píng héngbalance; equilibrium
  • 衡量héng liángto weigh; to examine; to consider
  • 权衡quán héngto consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)
  • 均衡jūn héngequal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium
  • 抗衡kàng héngto compete with; to vie with; to counter

Example Sentence

我们要学会平衡学习和休息。Wǒ men yào xué huì píng héng xué xí hé xiū xi.We should learn to balance study and rest.

我们Wǒ menweyàoto want学会xué huìto learn平衡píng héngbalance学习xué xíto learnand休息xiū xirest