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乘
Chéng
1. surname Cheng
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 10 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

乘
chéng
ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

上乘
shàngchéng
first-class
乘便
chéngbiàn
at your convenience
乘幂
chéngmì
the power of a number (square, cube etc)
乘胜
chéngshèng
to follow up a victory
乘势
chéngshì
to seize the opportunity
乘坐
chéngzuò
to ride (in a vehicle)
HSK 4
乘客
chéngkè
passenger
乘数
chéngshù
multiplier
乘方
chéngfāng
to square a number
乘机
chéngjī
to seize the chance
乘法
chéngfǎ
multiplication
乘凉
chéngliáng
to cool off in the shade
乘积
chéngjī
product (result of multiplication)
乘兴
chéngxìng
while in high spirits
乘船
chéngchuán
to embark
乘虚
chéngxū
to take advantage of weakness
乘号
chénghào
multiplication sign (math.)
乘警
chéngjǐng
police on trains
乘车
chéngchē
to ride (in a car or carriage)
乘除
chéngchú
to multiply and divide

Alternate Entries

乘
chéng
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (mathematics) / Buddhist sect or creed
HSK 6
乘
shèng
four horse military chariot (archaic) / four (archaic) / generic term for history books
HSK 6
乘
chéng
old variant of [[乘<chéng>]]
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,230
Word Frequency Rank
2,847 of 84,292