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Chéng

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Chéng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Chéng | Cheng2
English translation
surname Cheng
Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Yán dì [Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農
>神农 Shén nóng [Shén nóng] Farmer God
to bear
to carry
to hold
to continue
to undertake
to take charge
owing to
due to
to receive
to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance

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About Chéng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Chéng

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Three hands  shǒu lifting a dead body  le

Etymology of Chéng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻⿻了三

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands carrying a person.

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Example sentences using Chéng

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Cóng Nán Yuè dào 西柏林 Bó lín ,我国 wǒ guó jiāng 信守 xìn shǒu 自己 zìjǐ de 承诺 chéngnuò .

This Nation will keep its commitments from South Viet - Nam to West Berlin.

书籍 shūjí 目录 mùlù Chéng Suǒ .

Catalogues of our books will be sent on request.

同时 tóngshí 承诺 chéngnuò zài 五年 nèi 投资 tóuzī 二千三百五十亿 Yuán 进行 jìnxíng 基建 jī jiàn .

He also undertook to earmark $ 235 billion in government expenditure on infrastructure projects within five years.

书目 shū mù Chéng Suǒ .

Catalogues of our books will be mailed on request.

承认 chéngrèn rén jiē yǒu Cuò 不过 bùguò shì 正视 zhèng shì 人性 rénxìng 而已 éryǐ .

The recognition of fallibility is simply an acknowledgment of our humanity.

Words with Chéng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
承认 chéngrèn to admit承認
承诺 chéngnuò to promise承諾
承担 chéngdān to undertake承擔
承受 chéngshòu to bear承受 chéngshòu
继承 jìchéng to inherit繼承
承包 chéngbāo to contract承包 chéngbāo
Chéng to bear Chéng
承办 chéngbàn to undertake承辦
传承 chuán chéng an inheritance傳承
承载 chéng zài to sustain承載
承包商 chéng bāo shāng contractor承包商 chéng bāo shāng
继承人 jì chéng rén heir繼承人
轴承 zhóu chéng (mechanical) bearing軸承
承接 chéng jiē to receive承接 chéng jiē
承销 chéng xiāo underwriting承銷
奉承 fèng cheng to fawn on奉承 fèng cheng
秉承 bǐng chéng to take orders秉承 bǐng chéng
承蒙 chéng méng to be indebted (to sb)承蒙 chéng méng
坦承 tǎn chéng to confess坦承 tǎn chéng
承德 Chéng dé also Chengde county承德 Chéng dé
继承权 jì chéng quán right of inheritance繼承權
承建 chéng jiàn to construct under contract承建 chéng jiàn
承重 chéng zhòng to sustain承重 chéng zhòng
承受力 chéng shòu lì tolerance承受力 chéng shòu lì

Chéng Decomposition & Compounds

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