• 1229th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 54 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chéng (Cheng2)surname Cheng
2. chéng (cheng2)to ride • to mount • to make use of • to avail oneself of • to take advantage of • to multiply (mathematics) • Buddhist sect or creed
3. shèng (sheng4)four horse military chariot (archaic) • four (archaic) • generic term for history books

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

乘坐 
乘客 

Uncommon

上乘 
乘务员 (乘務員)
乘机 (乘機)
乘法 
乘凉 (乘涼)
乘车 (乘車)
乘风 (乘風)
大乘 
换乘 (換乘)
搭乘 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.