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

承 stroke order diagram
承 stroke order animation

Words containing 承

Word Meaning
to agree; to promise
to agree; to promise
to support; to bear (a weight); to prop up
to assume (responsibility etc); to undertake
to contract for an entire project
to contract for an entire project
to expect; to look forward to
to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)
to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)
to bear (responsibility); to take on; to assume
to bear (responsibility); to take on; to assume
the hiring side of a contract; borrower; leaser
to inherit a rank (from a predecessor)
to inherit; adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
thank you for looking after me
thank you for looking after me
to inherit; to follow; to adopt
to admit; to acknowledge; to recognize
guilty plea (law)
guilty plea (law)
to promise; commitment; to undertake to do something
you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
grantee (law)
grantee (law)