承
to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
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Dict coverage rank #802 U+627F
How 承 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Three hands 手 lifting a dead body 了
How to remember it
undertake · Heisig RSH #1412
了 -ed + 水 water + 三 three
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 承
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 承上起下 | chéng shàng qǐ xià | to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming… |
| 承德县 | Chéng dé Xiàn | Chengde, a county in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 承德市 | Chéng dé Shì | Chengde, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] |
| 无船承运人 | wú chuán chéng yùn rén | non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation) |
| 起承转合 | qǐ chéng zhuǎn hé | (idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in p… |
| 应天承运 | yìng tiān chéng yùn | lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of hea… |
| 承运人 | chéng yùn rén | carrier (of goods etc) |
| 承包人 | chéng bāo rén | contractor |
| 满口应承 | mǎn kǒu yìng chéng | to promise readily |
| 不承认主义 | bù chéng rèn zhǔ yì | policy of non-recognition |
| 承头 | chéng tóu | to take responsibility |
| 一脉相承 | yī mài xiāng chéng | traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc) |
| 承受力 | chéng shòu lì | tolerance; capability of adapting oneself |
| 承平 | chéng píng | (successive periods of) peace and prosperity; peaceful |
| 承包商 | chéng bāo shāng | contractor |
| 承德 | Chéng dé | see 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4]; see 承德縣|承德县[Cheng2 de2 Xian4] |
| 承重 | chéng zhòng | (usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load; load-bearing (wall, pillar … |
| 相承 | xiāng chéng | to complement one another |
| 子承父业 | zǐ chéng fù yè | (idiom) (of a son) to carry on one's father's business or profession |
| 主承销商 | zhǔ chéng xiāo shāng | lead underwriter |