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Etymology
Three hands 手 lifting a dead body 了
Meanings
to bear
to carry
to hold
to continue
to undertake
to take charge
owing to
due to
to receive
surname Cheng
Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong Farmer God
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Words with 承 310 total
to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble ex)承乏chéng fáto cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)承欢chéng huānto inherit a rank (from a predecessor)承籍chéng jíadoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son) · to inherit承继chéng jìto receive · to accept · to carry on承接chéng jiē
Idioms with 承 36 total Chain
flattering and fawning (idiom) · sweet-talking阿谀奉承ē yú fèng chéngto fawn upon sb in every possible way百般奉承bǎi bān fèng chéngto follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition · forming a bridge between earlier and later stages承前启后chéng qián qǐ hòuform a connecting link between the preceding and the following (as in a piece of writing) · connect with the foregoing and carry forward a new paragraph承上启下chéng shàng qǐ xiàto follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition · forming a bridge between earlier and later stages承上起下chéng shàng qǐ xià