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承
chéng
1.
to bear
2.
to carry
3.
to hold
4.
to continue
5.
to undertake
6.
to take charge
7.
owing to
8.
due to
9.
to receive
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✏️ 8 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
传承
chuánchéng
to pass on (to future generations)
坦承
tǎnchéng
to confess
奉承
fèngcheng
to fawn on
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
承兑
chéngduì
to accept checks etc
承包
chéngbāo
to contract
承受
chéngshòu
to bear
承平
chéngpíng
(periods of) peace and prosperity
承建
chéngjiàn
to construct under contract
承德
Chéngdé
Chengde prefecture level city in Hebei
承应
chéngyìng
to agree
承接
chéngjiē
to receive
承担
chéngdān
to undertake
承揽
chénglǎn
to contract for an entire project
承望
chéngwàng
to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...)
承欢
chénghuān
to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)
承当
chéngdāng
to bear (responsibility)
承租
chéngzū
to rent
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 638
- Word Frequency Rank
- 753 of 84,292