cân
Pronunciation
Northern
/kən˧˧/
Central
/kəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/kəŋ˧˧/
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weighing instrument
Noun
weighing instrument
6 senses
3 meanings
Meaning
6 senses · 3 meanings
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Meaning
6 senses · 3 meanings
weighing instrument
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
scale
Kitchenware & Tools
Kitchenware
A device used to measure the weight of an object or a person.
vi Tôi đứng lên cân để kiểm tra sức khỏe.
en I stepped on the scale to check my health.
Sense 2
Noun
kilogram
A unit for measuring mass in the current international system of units.
Verb
Sense 3
Verb
weigh
To use a scale to measure the weight of a person or thing.
vi Bạn hãy cân túi gạo này giúp tôi.
en Please weigh this bag of rice for me.
Adjective
Sense 4
Adjective
balanced
Balanced or even between different parts.
vi Bức tranh này treo chưa được cân lắm.
en This painting is not quite balanced.
take on multiple
Sense 1
Verb
defeat many
A verb meaning to face many opponents at once and defeat them all.
tree variant
Sense 1
Noun
tree variant
An alternative way to call a tree commonly used in North Central Vietnam.
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cận / cấn / cản / cẩn …
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Similar
cận / cấn / cản / cẩn …
Use
cân anh / cân bằng / cân nhắc / cân nặng …
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Use
cân anh / cân bằng / cân nhắc / cân nặng …