chéng
verb #16,035

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ chéngrèn wǒ de cuòwù.
I admit my mistake.
HSK 4
Tā chéngdān le quánbù zérèn.
He took on all the responsibility.

Tips

usage
Common in 承认 (to admit) and 承担 (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 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, #64) by convention. is not a separate component in , so no strokes are highlighted.

Stroke Order

chéng