| 秤 | [ chēng ] variant of 稱|称[cheng1], to weigh |
| 秤 | [ chèng ] steelyard, Roman balance, CL:臺|台[tai2] |
| 秤坨 | [ chèng tuó ] variant of 秤砣[cheng4 tuo2] |
| 秤桿 | [ chèng gǎn ] the beam of a steelyard, a balance arm |
| 秤槃 | [ chèng pán ] the tray or pan of a steelyard |
| 秤砣 | [ chèng tuó ] steelyard weight, standard weight |
| 秤砣雖小壓千斤 | [ chèng tuó suī yā qiān jīn ] although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom), apparently insignificant details can have a large impact, for want of a nail the battle was lost |
| 秤鉤 | [ chèng goū ] steelyard hook |
| 秤錘 | [ chèng chuí ] steelyard weights |
| ⇒ 天秤 | [ tiān chèng ] balance scale, Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2] |
| ⇒ 天秤座 | [ tiān chèng zuò ] Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| ⇒ 彈簧秤 | [ tán huáng chèng ] spring balance |
| ⇒ 折秤 | [ shé chèng ] discrepancy in weight |
| ⇒ 抬秤 | [ taí chèng ] large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight |
| ⇒ 掉秤 | [ chèng ] to lose weight (of cattle) |
| ⇒ 桿秤 | [ gǎn chèng ] a steelyard (a type of balance) |
| ⇒ 盤秤 | [ pán chèng ] balance consisting of steelyard with a pan, CL:臺|台[tai2] |
| ⇒ 磅秤 | [ bàng chèng ] scale, platform balance |