"Steelyard" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 秤 |  chèng | steelyard / Roman balance / CL:臺|台[tai2] |   |
| 杆秤 | gǎn chèng | a steelyard (a type of balance) | |
| 称 | chèng | variant of 秤[cheng4] / steelyard | |
| 准星 | zhǔn xīng | front sight (firearms) / the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard | |
| 秤砣 | chèng tuó | steelyard weight / standard weight | |
| 秤杆 | chèng gǎn | the beam of a steelyard / a balance arm | |
| 秤盘 | chèng pán | the tray or pan of a steelyard | |
| 砣 | tuó | steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel | |
| 戥 | děng | small steelyard for weighing money | |
| 秤砣虽小压千斤 | chèng tuó suī xiǎo 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 | |
| 定盘星 | dìng pán xīng | the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard / fixed opinion / solid idea / decisive plan | |
| 盘秤 | pán chèng | balance consisting of steelyard with a pan / CL:臺|台[tai2] | |
| 秤锤 | chèng chuí | steelyard weights | |
| 秤钩 | chèng gōu | steelyard hook | |
| 抬秤 | tái chèng | large steelyard usu. operated by three people &ndash / two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight | |
