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承
Chéng
1. surname Cheng
2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] descended from Shennong [[神農|神农<Shénnóng>]] Farmer God
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

承
chéng
to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

承租
chéngzū
to rent
坦承
tǎnchéng
to confess
奉承
fèngcheng
to fawn on
承籍
chéngjí
to inherit a rank (from a predecessor)
承继
chéngjì
adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
承蒙
chéngméng
to be indebted (to sb)
承转
chéngzhuǎn
to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)
承袭
chéngxí
to inherit
承认
chéngrèn
to admit
HSK 5
承载
chéngzài
to bear the weight
承诺
chéngnuò
to promise
HSK 6
承让
chéngràng
you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
禀承
bǐngchéng
variant of [[秉承<bǐngchéng>]]
相承
xiāngchéng
to complement one another
支承
zhīchéng
to support
担承
dānchéng
to undertake
承头
chéngtóu
to take responsibility
承乏
chéngfá
to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
承付
chéngfù
to promise to pay
承做
chéngzuò
to undertake

Alternate Entries

承
chéng
to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
638
Word Frequency Rank
753 of 84,292