称 means “name, title, praise”

しょう · shou

Also: appellation, admire

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たたえる, となえる, あげる, かなう, はかり

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ショウ

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The story

Grain (禾) beside 尔: 称 once meant to weigh grain, then to weigh up a person and name them. 名称 is a name, 愛称 a pet name or nickname, 称号 a title, and 対称, two sides that balance, is symmetry.

Used in 名称 (meishou, name), 愛称 (aishou, nickname), and 称号 (shougou, title)

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• 傑 outstanding

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.