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承

to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #802 U+627F

How 承 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Three hands 手 lifting a dead body 了

components: 了 三 ? unknown part

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

WordPinyinMeaning
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