diān掂（敁）
掂（敁）
common
verb
Meaning of 掂
掂 means to weigh by hefting in the hand; to estimate weight by moving up and down. Pronounced diān.
- to weigh by hefting in the hand; to estimate weight by moving up and down
Character Info
Radical攴
Strokes9
Components
占
攵
Stroke Order
掂
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
diān敁
yi一
diān敁
zhè这
kuài块
tiě铁
yǒu有
duō多
zhòng重
。
Heft this piece of iron to see how heavy it is.
Tā他
diān敁
le了
diān敁
shǒu手
lǐ里
de的
xī西
guā瓜
，
jué觉
de得
yīng应
gāi该
hěn很
tián甜
。
He hefted the watermelon in his hand and thought it should be very sweet.
Mǎi买
jī鸡
dàn蛋
shí时
，
lǎo老
nǎi奶
nai奶
xǐ喜
huan欢
diān敁
yi一
diān敁
zhòng重
liang量
。
When buying eggs, the old lady likes to heft them to check the weight.
Nǐ你
diān敁
diān敁
kàn看
，
zhè这
bāo包
dà大
mǐ米
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
shí十
jīn斤
？
Heft it and see if this bag of rice weighs ten jin.
Shāng商
fàn贩
diān敁
le了
diān敁
píng苹
guǒ果
，
gào告
su诉
gù顾
kè客
dà大
gài概
liǎng两
gōng公
jīn斤
。
The vendor hefted the apples and told the customer they were roughly two kilograms.