The kanji 称 generally conveys the meaning of "to call," "to praise," "to be called," or "to name." It implies an act of giving a designation, recognition, or expressing admiration. The core idea revolves around giving something an identity, either through speech or through acknowledging its worth.

・On-yomi (音読み): ショウ しょう ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): たた（える） たた.える

⚫︎称賛（しょうさん） Translation: Praise; admiration; acclaim. ⚫︎名称（めいしょう） Translation: Name; title; designation. ⚫︎自称（じしょう）称 Translation: Self-proclaimed; self-styled.

Since you are Vietnamese, the following information can be beneficial. It is estimated that approximately 70% of Vietnamese vocabulary is derived from Sino-Vietnamese (漢越語), which means words borrowed from Chinese. The kanji 称 has a corresponding Sino-Vietnamese word, and here are a few examples: * 称: This can correspond to "xưng" in Vietnamese. * 称赞: This corresponds to "xưng tán" in Vietnamese. * 称呼: This corresponds to "xưng hô" in Vietnamese. This shows that the kanji 称 shares the same origin with the words above in Vietnamese.

The kanji 称 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is 禾 (kome; grain, rice), and the right side is 爯, which is the phonetic component, representing sound and also meaning "to weigh" or "to balance." This combined the ideas of using a balance or scale (balancing weight; to compare) and also giving something a name (or "calling" it something). Through this, the character evolved to represent the actions of weighing, measuring, praising, or calling by a name or title.