tái​chèng

large steelyard

tái lift

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
tái platform

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'ɯː

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

chèng balance

A balance  used to measure grain 

Components

Meaning component
grain stalk
Meaning component
píng flat

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰjɯŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang