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乘
shèng
1. four horse military chariot (archaic)
2. four (archaic)
3. generic term for history books
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (3)

乘胜
chéngshèng
to follow up a victory
大乘
Dàshèng
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
乘胜追击
chéngshèngzhuījī
to follow up a victory and press home the attack

Alternate Entries

乘
Chéng
surname Cheng
HSK 6
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
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

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