chéng
verb #16,035

Meanings

  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to carry
  3. 3 to undertake

Examples

Wǒ chéngrèn wǒ de cuòwù.
I admit my mistake.
Tā chéngdān le quánbù zérèn.
He took on all the responsibility.

Tips

usage
Common in 承认 (chéngrèn, to admit) and 承担 (chéngdān, to undertake).

Components

ideograph
chéng
to receive; to carry on
Single fused unit: a top hook, three horizontal layers, and three diagonal sweeps threading through, too interlocked to split into independent CJK components. Indexed under Kangxi #64 (shǒu) by tradition; the radical isn't visibly present in the modern form. Historically depicted a kneeling figure lifted by multiple hands from below.

Filed under radical (shǒu) by convention. is not a separate component in , so no strokes are highlighted.

Stroke Order

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