乘(chéng)

HSK 510 strokes
Readingschéngshèng

surname Cheng

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Character information

Pinyin
chéng / shèng
Meaning
surname Cheng
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 乘 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻禾北

Two feet 北 climbing a beanstalk 禾

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

Made of

禾hé北běi

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 乘 step by step

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

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Words with 乘

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

chéng乘zuò坐
HSK 5

to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)

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chéng乘kè客
HSK 5

passenger

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chéng乘chē车
HSK 5

to ride (in a car or carriage)

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chéng乘rén人zhī之wēi危
HSK 7-9

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

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shàng上chéng乘

first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]

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chéng乘yǐ以

(math.) multiplied with

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chéng乘biàn便

at your convenience

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chéng乘wù务

service (on a train, a plane etc)

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Related characters

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丑丢乏乙亏享仔令

From 乘’s common words

坐客车人之危上以

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