• 638th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 88 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chéng (Cheng2)surname Cheng • Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. chéng (cheng2)to bear • to carry • to hold • to continue • to undertake • to take charge • owing to • due to • to receive

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chéng (cheng2)The component is pronounced as 'zhěng' (zheng3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

承受 
承担 (承擔)
承认 (承認)
承诺 (承諾)

Uncommon

传承 (傳承)
奉承 
承包 
承受力 
承德 
承接 
承载 (承載)
秉承 
继承 (繼承)

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  • 2801st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǎn (lan3)to monopolize • to seize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lǎn (lan3)The component is pronounced as 'lǎn' (lan3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

包揽 (包攬)
招揽 (招攬)
独揽 (獨攬)

Uncommon

一揽子 (一攬子)
大包大揽 (大包大攬)
承揽 (承攬)
统揽 (統攬)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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