抬秤 táichèng large steelyard Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 抬 tái lift Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound. Components 扌 扌 Meaning component shou, shǒu hand 扌 is a component form of 手. 台 台 Sound component tái platform Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangl'ɯː Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 秤 chèng balance A balance 平 used to measure grain 禾 Components 禾 禾 Meaning component hé grain stalk 平 平 Meaning component píng flat Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangtʰjɯŋs Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang