承

chéng(cheng2) , zhěng(zheng3) , zhèng(zheng4) // pronunciations of 承 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 承

Unihan definition: inherit, receive; succeed

Number of strokes: 8
Examples of other characters consisting of 8 strokes: 的, 和, 国, 到, 所, 事, 经, 法, 学, 现

Radical: 手 64.4

HSK level: 5
Other HSK 5 characters: 创, 股, 益, 独, 率, 状, 威, 血, 素, 夜 more hsk 5 charaters »

Frequency rank: 639

Examples of words containing this character: 传承, 坦承, 奉承, 应承, 承乏, 承付, 承做, 承兑, 承包, 承受, 承平, 承建, 承德, 承应, 承接, 承担, 承揽, 承望, 承欢, 承当, 承租, 承籍, 承继, 承蒙, 承袭

English translation (based on CEDICT):

承[Chéng]:

- surname Cheng
- Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

承[chéng]:

- to bear
- to carry
- to hold
- to continue
- to undertake
- to take charge
- owing to
- due to
- to receive

Details

Unicode code point: U+627F

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