chéng

to receive; to continue; to undertake

HSK 5 #639

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 639th character
Radical ⼿ (64.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1315

Definitions

承 chéng
  1. 1. to receive
  2. 2. to continue
  3. 3. to undertake
  4. 4. to take charge
  5. 5. to carry
  6. 6. to hold
  7. 7. to bear
  8. 8. owing to
  9. 9. due to
  10. 10. surname Cheng
  11. 11. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors yán dì descended from Shennong shén nóng Farmer God

Stroke order

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Words containing 承

Word Meaning
to admit; to acknowledge; to recognize
to bear; to support; to inherit
to assume (responsibility etc); to undertake
to promise; commitment; to undertake to do something
to inherit; to carry on (a tradition etc)
to undertake; to accept a contract
to undertake (a job); to contract
contractor
heir; successor
to flatter; flattery; to fawn on
to be indebted (to sb)
right of inheritance
to bear the weight; to sustain
to pass on (to future generations); a continued tradition
contractor
flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking
(mechanical) bearing
to confess; to admit; to come clean
load-bearing; to sustain
to inherit; adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
tenant; leaser
tolerance; capability of adapting oneself
to construct under contract
to accept; to receive; to carry on
to agree (to do sth); to promise
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