The names of wheel weight in various countries

Wheel Balance Weights are professional components used in automobile repair and tire maintenance, and each country has its own professional terms and common names in different languages.

The core English name is Wheel Weights, but the full professional term is Wheel Balance Weights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following are common names for "wheel balance weights" in various languages:

Asian Languages

China (Chinese )

• Most common name: 平衡块(Pínghéng Kuài)
• Professional/full name: 车轮平衡块 (Chēlún Pínghéng Kuài) or 轮胎平衡块(Lūntāi Pínghéng Kuài)
• Common/old name: 铅块(Qiān Kuài) - While traditionally made of lead, the name is sometimes used today, even though more environmentally friendly materials (such as zinc and steel) are used.

 

Japan (Japanese)

• ホイールバランスウェイト- The pronunciation of the English word "Wheel Balance Weight" is the most standard term.
• バランスウェイト-A shortened version of "Balance Weight".
• 鉛（なまり）- "Namari", meaning "lead", refers to the material.

Korea（한국어）

• 밸런스 웨이트- A transliteration of the English word “Balance Weight”.
• 휠 밸런스 웨이트-Transliteration of “Wheel Balance Weight”.

 

European Languages

German（Deutsch）

• Auswuchtgewichte - The most standard term. "Auswucht-" means "balance" and "-gewichte" means "weight."
• Reifengewichte - Tire weight.

 

French（Français）

• Plombs de équilibrage - Standard terminology. "Plombs" means "lead weights," and "équilibrage" means "balance."
• Masses d‘équilibrage - To be more professional, "Masses" means "weights".
• Poids pour équilibrer les roues - A descriptive phrase meaning "a weight used to balance a wheel."

 

Spanish（Español）

• Pesas de equilibrado - The most general term. "Pesas" means "weight" and "equilibrado" means "balance."
• Contrapesos para ruedas - "Wheel weights".

 

Italian（Italiano）

• Pesi di equilibratura - Standard terminology.
• Pesi per bilanciamento ruote - "Weight for wheel balancing".

 

Russian（Русский）

• Грузики для балансировки колёс (Gruziki dlya balansirovki kolyos) - A common term. "Грузики" means "small weight," "балансировки" means "balance," and "колёс" means "wheel."
• Балансировочные грузики (Balansirovochnye gruziki) - "Balance weights".
• Свинцовые грузики (Svintsovye gruziki) - "Lead Weight" (old name).

 

Americas and other regions

 

Portuguese (Português – Brazil)

• Pesos de balanceamento - Balance the weight.
• Chumbo de balanceamento -"Lead balance weights" ("Chumbos" means lead).