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承

chéng

HSK 5 Character

What 承 means

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

Other readings

承 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Chéngsurname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors {炎帝|Yán dì} desce

Example sentences

• 子承父业。
  He substituted for his father.
• 他承认有罪。
  He confessed that he was guilty.
• 她承认很累。
  She admitted that she was tired.
• 他会继承王位。
  He will succeed to the throne.
• 他信守了承诺.
  He stuck to his promise.
• 我承认我错了。
  I'll admit I'm wrong.

Words starting with 承

• 承认chéng rènto admit; to concede; to recognize
• 承担chéng dānto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
• 承受chéng shòuto bear; to support; to inherit
• 承诺chéng nuòto promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
• 承包chéng bāoto contract; to undertake (a job)
• 承办chéng bànto undertake; to accept a contract
• 承载chéng zàito bear the weight; to sustain
• 承接chéng jiēto receive; to accept; to carry on
• 承蒙chéng méngto be indebted (to sb)
• 承运人chéng yùn réncarrier (of goods etc)
• 承包商chéng bāo shāngcontractor
• 承受力chéng shòu lìtolerance; capability of adapting oneself
• 承建chéng jiànto construct under contract
• 承袭chéng xíto inherit; to follow; to adopt
• 承揽chéng lǎnto contract for an entire project
• 承继chéng jìadoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit
• 承做chéng zuòto undertake; to take on (i.e. to accept a task)
• 承平chéng píng(successive periods of) peace and prosperity; peaceful
• 承想chéng xiǎng(often used in the negative) to anticipate; to expect; to think that sth would happen
• 承应chéng yìngto agree; to promise
• 承当chéng dāngto bear (responsibility); to take on; to assume
• 承让chéng ràngyou let me win (said politely after winning a game)
• 承运chéng yùnto provide transport; to accept the Mandate of Heaven…
• 承重chéng zhòng(usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load…

Words containing 承

• 继承jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
• 传承chuán chéngto pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition
• 继承人jì chéng rénheir; successor
• 奉承fèng chengto fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself
• 秉承bǐng chéngto take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
• 应承yìng chéngto agree (to do sth); to promise
• 坦承tǎn chéngto confess; to admit; to come clean
• 一脉相承yī mài xiāng chéngtraceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
• 轴承zhóu chéng(mechanical) bearing
• 继承者jì chéng zhěsuccessor
• 继承权jì chéng quánright of inheritance
• 支承zhī chéngto support; to bear the weight of (a building)
• 相承xiāng chéngto complement one another
• 包承组bāo chéng zǔ(responsible) crew
• 应天承运yìng tiān chéng yùnlit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom)…
• 不承认主义bù chéng rèn zhǔ yìpolicy of non-recognition
• 女继承人nǚ jì chéng réninheritress
• 起承转合qǐ chéng zhuǎn hé(idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot…
• 担承dān chéngto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
• 满口应承mǎn kǒu yìng chéngto promise readily
• 支承销zhī chéng xiāofulcrum pin
• 主承销商zhǔ chéng xiāo shānglead underwriter
• 无船承运人wú chuán chéng yùn rénnon-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)
• 优先承购权yōu xiān chéng gòu quánprior purchase right; right of first refusal (ROFR); preemptive right to purchase

Characters that look like 承

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 奏zòuto play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
• 汞gǒngmercury (chemistry)
• 劵juànold variant of 倦
• 参cānto take part in; to participate; to join

Sounds the same

Read chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 成to succeed; to finish; to complete
• 城city walls; city; town
• 程rule; order; regulations
• 诚(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
• 乘to ride; to mount; to make use of
• 惩to punish; to reprimand; to warn
• 呈to present to a superior; memorial; petition
• 澄clear; limpid; to clarify
• 橙orange tree; orange (color)
• 丞deputy
• 盛to hold; to contain; to ladle
• 宬(literary) archive room; library…