承
Meanings
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- 1.surname Cheng
- 2.Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
- 1.to bear
- 2.to carry
- 3.to hold
- 4.to continue
- 5.to undertake
- 6.to take charge
- 7.owing to
- 8.due to
- 9.to receive
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Wiktionary
- 1.to receive; to accept; to inherit
- 2.to undertake; to contract (a job)
- 3.to continue; to carry on; to succeed
- 4.to be obliged; to be indebted to
- 5.a surname
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 卩 (“kneeling person”) + 廾 (“both hands”) – to hold; to carry. Compare 丞. In the seal script, an additional hand 手 was added. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋ (“upper part; rise; raise”) (STEDT).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
我承認我錯了。
I admit that I'm wrong.
我承認我錯了。
I'll admit I'm wrong.
我承認我錯了。
I admit I'm wrong.
他承認他有罪。
He admitted his guilt.
他承認他有罪。
He confessed his guilt.
承諾是不夠的。
Promises aren't enough.
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Derived terms
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