衡

to weigh; weight; measure

16 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,434 U+8861

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A big 大 horn 角; 行 provides the pronunciation

components: 行角大

weight · Heisig RSH #2001

boulevard + St. Bernard dog + 鱼 fish

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 衡 as their sound component

These characters all use 衡 (héng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
衡 sound component	héng	to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge
蘅	héng	wild ginger; Asarum blumei

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
热动平衡	rè dòng píng héng	thermodynamic equilibrium
分权制衡	fēn quán zhì héng	separation of powers for checks and balances
衡山县	Héng shān Xiàn	Hengshan, a county in Hengyang City 衡陽市\|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
衡水市	Héng shuǐ Shì	Hengshui, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
不平衡	bù píng héng	disequilibrium
衡南县	Héng nán Xiàn	Hengnan, a county in Hengyang City 衡陽市\|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
白平衡	bái píng héng	(photography) white balance
动平衡	dòng píng héng	dynamic equilibrium; dynamic balancing
衡东县	Héng dōng Xiàn	Hengdong, a county in Hengyang City 衡陽市\|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
收支平衡点	shōu zhī píng héng diǎn	break-even point
衡阳县	Héng yáng Xiàn	Hengyang, a county in Hengyang City 衡陽市\|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
平衡车	píng héng chē	self-balancing scooter; balance bike
衡阳市	Héng yáng Shì	Hengyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
平衡木	píng héng mù	beam (gymnastics); balance beam
衡量制	héng liang zhì	system of weights and measures
非平衡	fēi píng héng	non-equilibrium; disequilibrium; unbalance
非平衡态	fēi píng héng tài	unbalance; disequilibrium
度量衡	dù liàng héng	measurement
静力平衡	jìng lì píng héng	static equilibrium
常衡制	Cháng héng zhì	Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)