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承
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undertake

HSK 4 N2
Human →Actions →Change
chéng
ショウ、ジョウ
うけたまわ.る、う.ける
승
Pictograph of hands (廾, 手) carrying a person.
Components
卩 person kneeling+ 手 hand+ 廾 two hands =
承 undertake
卩 Iconic component
jié person kneeling
seal
Depicts a person being carried.
手 Iconic component
shǒu hand
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
承
Regular
Modern
Chinese
承 [Chéng]
surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán​dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén​nóng] Farmer God
承 [chéng]
to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
Japanese
承 しょう 同音
noun abbrev. second line of a four-line Chinese poem
Korean
승 [承]
Noun
development stage in composition; When the contents of a writing or poem are divided into four stages, the second stage of developing the problem mentioned earlier.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
承 かつい
Katsui unclassified name
承 かつき
Katsuki unclassified name
承 かつじ
Katsuji unclassified name
承 かつたか
Katsutaka unclassified name
承 かつのり
Katsunori unclassified name
承 かつひさ
Katsuhisa unclassified name
承 かつもと
Katsumoto unclassified name
承 かつよし
Katsuyoshi male given name
承 しょう
Shou given name
承 しょうきち
Shoukichi unclassified name
承 しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
承 すんみん
Sunmin given name
承 まさはる
Masaharu unclassified name
承 まさふみ
Masafumi given name
承 よしとも
Yoshitomo unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (169)
承认 [chéng​rèn] #873
to admit
承认 [chéng​rèn] #873
to admit
承诺 [chéng​nuò] #1,990
to promise
承诺 [chéng​nuò] #1,990
to promise
承担 [chéng​dān] #2,984
to undertake
承担 [chéng​dān] #2,984
to undertake
承受 [chéng​shòu] #2,218
to bear
继承 [jì​chéng] #3,630
to inherit
继承 [jì​chéng] #3,630
to inherit
承包 [chéng​bāo] #26,304
to contract
159 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (105)
⭐ 受ける [うける] #222
to receive
⭐ 承知 [しょうち] #1,955
knowledge
⭐ 了承 [りょうしょう] #5,527
acknowledgement
⭐ 承諾 [しょうだく] #6,431
consent
⭐ 承認 [しょうにん] #7,618
recognition
⭐ 伝承 [でんしょう] #9,350
handing down (information)
⭐ 継承 [けいしょう] #9,372
inheritance
⭐ 承る [うけたまわる] #11,663
to hear
⭐ 受け [うけ] #17,494
popularity
百も承知 [ひゃくもしょうち] #19,168
knowing only too well
95 more items
KOREAN WORDS (6)
승인 #15,631
approval
승낙 #36,428
approval; consent; permission
계승
inheritance
계승자
inheritor; heir
승계
succession
승복
acceptance; acknowledgement