1. 乘
  2. 凉

乘

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

Decomposition

1Once
乘→
禾北
2Radical
乘→
禾grain北N/A
3Graphical
乘→
㇒一丨八北

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.
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Appears In

乘 also appears in:
剩嵊

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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凉

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Previous (牧)Next (牲)
  • 1579th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
凉→
冫京
2Radical
凉→
冫ice亠lid口mouth小small
3Graphical
凉→
丶㇀一丶口亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (Liang2)the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
2. liáng (liang2)cool • cold

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

冰凉 (冰涼)
冲凉 (沖涼)
凉拌 (涼拌)
凉水 (涼水)
凄凉 (淒涼)
清凉 (清涼)

Uncommon

受凉 (受涼)
悲凉 (悲涼)
凉席 (涼席)
凉快 (涼快)
凉意 (涼意)
凉爽 (涼爽)
凉皮 (涼皮)
凉粉 (涼粉)
凉面 (涼面)
凉鞋 (涼鞋)
荒凉 (荒涼)
着凉 (著涼)
苍凉 (蒼涼)
阴凉 (陰涼)

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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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