承 (chéng) is a Chinese character meaning “to bear”. It is written from ㇇ (horizontal-turning stroke) and ㇚ (vertical stroke with hook) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇇ (horizontal-turning stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇏ (falling-right stroke), and takes 8 strokes.
Build the character for “to bear; to carry on”
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Structure
㇇ + ㇚ + ㇐ + ㇐ + ㇐ + ㇇ + ㇒ + ㇏
Overlapping structure
- ㇇ horizontal-turning stroke unknown
- ㇚ vertical stroke with hook unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇇ horizontal-turning stroke unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇏ falling-right stroke unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+627F; modern stroke decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (stroke 1 is a 横撇 ㇇ over the hooked vertical ㇚ of stroke 2; strokes 3-5 are three 横 ㇐ crossing it; stroke 6 is a second 横撇 ㇇ on the left; strokes 7-8 are the 撇 ㇒ and 捺 ㇏ on the right). Historical composition not asserted.
Memory aid
A hooked vertical (㇚) runs down the middle under its 横撇 (㇇), three flat strokes (㇐) are laid across it like a load, and a second 横撇 (㇇) on the left plus the 撇 (㇒) and 捺 (㇏) on the right prop it up from both sides: 承 is something held up and carried on.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 承认chéng rènto admit; to acknowledge承 = chéng
- 承担chéng dānto bear; to undertake (a responsibility)承 = chéng
- 秉承bǐng chéngto carry on (a tradition); to act on (instructions)承 = chéng
- 承诺chéng nuòto promise; a promise; commitment承 = chéng
- 继承jì chéngto inherit; to carry on (a legacy)承 = chéng
Go deeper
All readings
to bear; to carry on
to bear; to hold up; to undertake; to accept; to carry on from what came before
托住、担当；也表示接受下来并把前面的事物延续下去。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 承认chéng rènto admit; to acknowledge承 = chéng
- 承担chéng dānto bear; to undertake (a responsibility)承 = chéng
- 秉承bǐng chéngto carry on (a tradition); to act on (instructions)承 = chéng
- 承诺chéng nuòto promise; a promise; commitment承 = chéng
- 继承jì chéngto inherit; to carry on (a legacy)承 = chéng
Other characters with these parts
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 承 mean?
承 (chéng) means to bear; to hold up; to undertake; to accept; to carry on from what came before.
How do you pronounce 承?
It is pronounced chéng.
What parts is 承 made of?
㇇ (horizontal-turning stroke) and ㇚ (vertical stroke with hook) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇇ (horizontal-turning stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇏ (falling-right stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode U+627F; modern stroke decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (stroke 1 is a 横撇 ㇇ over the hooked vertical ㇚ of stroke 2; strokes 3-5 are three 横 ㇐ crossing it; stroke 6 is a second 横撇 ㇇ on the left; strokes 7-8 are the 撇 ㇒ and 捺 ㇏ on the right). Historical composition not asserted.. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 承 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 承?
手. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 承?
Common ones are 承认 and 承担. The reading of 承 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.