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Animated Stroke Order 承

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How to write 承 — animated stroke order

2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 承

Undertaking or Bearing Responsibility

承 means to undertake, bear, or assume a duty or burden.

承担 • chéng dān • bear; to undertake; assume • HSK 5

HSK 5

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 承

承认 • chéng rèn • to admit; to acknowledge; to recognise

HSK 5

chéng承

rèn

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

chéng承

shòu受

le了

jù巨

dà大

de

Information

Pinyinchéng

Meaningto receive, to accept, to undertake, to bear

Strokes8

Radical手

Traditional承

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#1241

Zhuyinㄔㄥˊ

UnicodeU+627F

CangjieNNQO

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chéng承

dān担

bear; to undertake; assume

承受 • chéng shòu • to bear; support; to endure; inherit • HSK 5

HSK 5

chéng承

shòu受

to bear; support; to endure; inherit

承办 • chéng bàn • undertake • HSK 6

HSK 6

chéng承

bàn办

undertake

Inheriting or Carrying On

承 means to inherit, receive, or carry on from predecessors.

继承 • jì chéng • inherit; succeed; carry on • HSK 6

HSK 6

jì继

chéng承

inherit; succeed; carry on

传承 • chuán chéng • to pass on (to future generations) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

chuán传

chéng承

to pass on (to future generations)

秉承 • bǐng chéng • inherit / carry on / abide by • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bǐng秉

chéng承

inherit / carry on / abide by

认

to admit; to acknowledge; to recognise

承包 • chéng bāo • contract

HSK 6

chéng承

bāo包

contract

承诺 • chéng nuò • promise to do something

HSK 6

chéng承

nuò诺

promise to do something

承接 • chéng jiē • Undertake

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chéng承

jiē接

Undertake

承载 • chéng zài • Bear the weight of / Carry

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chéng承

zài载

Bear the weight of / Carry

的

gōng工

zuò作

yā压

lì力

。

He endured tremendous work pressure.

tā他

chéng承

rèn认

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

He admitted his mistake.

tā他

jì继

chéng承

le了

fù父

qīn亲

de的

yí遗

chǎn产

。

He inherited his father's legacy.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

chéng承

dān担

zhè这

ge个

zé责

rèn任

。

We need to take this responsibility.

Zhóu轴

chéng承

de的

zhì质

liàng量

jué决

dìng定

le了

shè设

bèi备

de的

shòu寿

mìng命

。

The quality of the bearing determines the lifespan of the equipment.

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Characters pronounced "cheng".

骋chěnggallop horse; hasten, hurry
称chēngfit; match; to name
呈chéngto present, to submit, to show
诚chéngsincere, honest, true
惩chéngto punish, to discipline
秤chèngscales; steelyard

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Characters with radical "手".

抬táito lift; to raise; to carry
挛luántangled; entwined; crooked
掣chèdrag, pull; hinder by pulling back
摹mótrace, copy, duplicate; pattern
攀pānto climb, to pull, to grasp
拿náto take

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