承(chéng)

HSK 48 strokes

surname Cheng

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Character information

Pinyin
chéng
Meaning
surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 承 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻⿻了三？

Three hands 手 lifting a dead body 了

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

了le三sān

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 承 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 承

Common words using 承 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chéng承shòu受
HSK 4

to bear

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chuán传chéng承
HSK 7-9

to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a contin…

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chéng承bāo包
HSK 7-9

to contract

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tǎn坦chéng承

to confess; to admit; to come clean; calmly

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fèng奉chéng承

to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery

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yī一mài脉xiāng相chéng承

traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

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wú吴chéng承ēn恩

Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

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zǐ子chéng承fù父yè业

(idiom) (of a son) to carry on one's father's business or profession

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受传包坦奉一脉相

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