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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chéng承dān担
HSK 4

to undertake

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chéng承rèn认
HSK 4

to admit

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chéng承bàn办
HSK 5

to undertake

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jì继chéng承
HSK 5

to inherit

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chéng承nuò诺
HSK 6

to promise

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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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