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chéng

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chéng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chéng | cheng2
English translation
to present to a superior
memorial
petition
to present (a certain appearance)
to assume (a shape)
to be (a certain color)
to petition, to submit; to appear, to show

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About chéng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

chéng

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To speak  kǒu before a king  Wáng

Etymology of chéng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

口王

Explanation

Depicts speaking ( kǒu ) to an authority ( Wáng ).

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Example sentences using chéng

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呈现 chéngxiàn le 强烈 qiángliè de 成熟 chéngshú 浆果 jiāng guǒ de 味道 wèidao , 香甜 xiāng tián ér Wēi .

The aroma displays intense, ripe mulberry fruit with sweet spicy notes.

终因无聊 wúliáo 厌烦 yàn fán , biē miàn chéng .

My face turns dead with boredom.

昨天 zuótiān 递上 le 辞呈 cí chéng .

He gave in his resignation yesterday.

Qiáng 酸性 suān xìng 泥炭 ní tàn Cháng 呈现 chéngxiàn gài .

Strongly acid peat soils are often low in calcium.

dōng 孢子 bāo zǐ duī chéng àn 褐色 hè sè huò 黑色 hēi sè , 覆盖 fùgài zài 完整 wánzhěng de 寄生 jì shēng 表皮 biǎo pí xià 显得 xiǎnde 发亮 fā liàng .

Telia are dark brown or black, and shine from the intact host epidermal covering.

Words with chéng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chéng memorial chéng
呈现 chéngxiàn to appear呈現
辞呈 cí chéng (written) resignation辭呈
纷呈 fēn chéng brilliant and varied紛呈
呈献 chéng xiàn to present respectfully呈獻
呈报 chéng bào to (submit a) report呈報
呈递 chéng dì to present呈遞
龙凤呈祥 lóng fèng chéng xiáng auspicious龍鳳呈祥
呈送 chéng sòng to present呈送 chéng sòng
呈请 chéng qǐng to submit (to superiors)呈請
呈贡 Chéng gòng Chenggong county in Kunming 昆明 Kūn míng [Kūn​míng], Yunnan呈貢
呈文 chéng wén petition (submitted to a superior)呈文 chéng wén
呈贡县 Chéng gòng xiàn Chenggong county in Kunming 昆明 Kūn míng [Kūn​míng], Yunnan呈貢縣
签呈 qiān chéng petition (submitted to a superior)簽呈

chéng Decomposition & Compounds

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chéng Decomposition

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chéng Compounds

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  • chéng
    • Chéng , chěng , zèng , tiě , chéng , chéng , chěng , tīng , chéng , yǐng , chéng , tiě , , , dié , , , , zèng ,
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