| 秤杆 | [ chèng gǎn ] the beam of a steelyard, a balance arm |
| 秤盘 | [ chèng pán ] the tray or pan of a steelyard |
| 秤砣虽小压千斤 | [ chèng tuó suī 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 |
| 秤钩 | [ chèng goū ] steelyard hook |
| 秤锤 | [ chèng chuí ] steelyard weights |
| ⇒ 弹簧秤 | [ tán huáng chèng ] spring balance |
| ⇒ 杆秤 | [ gǎn chèng ] a steelyard (a type of balance) |
| ⇒ 盘秤 | [ pán chèng ] balance consisting of steelyard with a pan, CL:臺|台[tai2] |