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Kanji Detail for 衡 - "balance, weigh, scale"
衡
- Meaning
衡 means "balance, weigh, scale."
Balance - A state of equilibrium.
Weigh - To measure weight.
Scale - An instrument for weighing.
Crossbar - A horizontal bar.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
equilibrium; measuring rod; scale
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
measure, weigh, judge, consider
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to weigh; weight; measure
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Pronounced as 行 (Heng), Level tone | An instrument for weighing the lightness and heaviness of things. Such as scales and steelyard and the like. | Weighing and measuring is called 衡. Therefore handling affairs while balancing their importance is called 權衡 (weighing). Such as saying "This official has his own discretion." | The horizontal crossbar at the end of a carriage shaft. The Analerts says "Then one sees it leaning on the crossbar." | Above the eyebrows is called 衡 (forehead). Such as saying 盱衡而語 (speaking while raising the eyebrows). Meaning opening the eyes wide. | Interchangeable with 橫. 縱橫 (vertical and horizontal) is also written as 從衡.
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