承
chéngChéng HSK4

bear, carry

承 chéng frequency
bear verb
to support, hold up, or carry a weight

这两根大梁承着屋顶全部的重量。

zhè liǎng gēn dà​liáng chéng zhe wū​dǐng quán​bù de zhòng​liàng.

These two main beams support the entire weight of the roof.

continue verb
to carry on, follow, or succeed a tradition or lineage

这个段落起到了承上的作用。

zhè​ge duàn​luò qǐ​dào le chéng shàng de zuò​yòng.

This paragraph serves to connect with the preceding part of the text.

receive verb
to receive, accept, or be granted something; owing to or due to

承您的吉言，我的身体已经好多了。

chéng nín de jí yán, wǒ de shēn​tǐ yǐ​jīng hǎo​duō le.

Thanks to your kind words, I'm feeling much better.

undertake verb
to take on a task, assume responsibility, or take charge of something

他考虑再三，还是承下了这个艰巨的任务。

tā kǎo​lǜ zài​sān, hái​shi chéng xià le zhè​ge jiān​jù de rèn​wu.

After much consideration, he took on this arduous task.

承 Chéng
Cheng (Emperor) verb
the third of the legendary Flame Emperors descended from Shennong (c. 2000 BC)

我们在上古神话中读到了炎帝承的故事。

wǒ​men zài shàng​gǔ shén​huà zhōng dú​dào le Yán​dì Chéng de gù​shi.

We read the story of Cheng, a descendant of the Yan Emperor, in ancient myths.

surname proper name
a Chinese surname Cheng

承先生在百家姓中并不常见。

Chéng xiān​sheng zài Bǎi​jiā​xìng zhōng bìng bù cháng​jiàn.

The surname 'Cheng' is not common in the 'Hundred Family Surnames.'

Frequency
Character
Written text
639th most common 321.9 per million
Movie subtitles
722nd most common 177.7 per million appears in 59% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1.67 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
16.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+627F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)