In the kungyang Commentany on the Spring and Autumn Annals, there is a passage defining the relationship between the concept of "chuan" (to weigh) and "ching" (correct dogma). Because of the terseness of the definition, there arised in later centuries many different interpretations concerning its exact meaning. This paper is written in an attempt to analyze and classify these defferent intepretations. The author finds out that, as far as the general nature of the "chuan" is concerned, traditional understandings canbe divided into two groups: deontological one and teleological one. Regarding the condition where the act of "chuan" can be applied, traditional interpretations can also be divided into two kinds: the first refers to the condition of the object which "chuan" applies; the second refers to the conditions of the subject who applies "chuan" as to the rule of applying "chuan", all scholars agree that it must be self-sacrificing.