承

chéng
#638 most
frequent character
to bear, to carry, to hold

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

承 began as a picture of two hands lifting a kneeling person, so it meant holding something up or offering it. From there it moved to receiving and accepting, then to bearing a duty, undertaking it, and carrying on.

Drawn as: hands lifting a person

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Same Characters, Different Readings

承Cheng2
surname Cheng

Homophones

HSK 6
盛chéng
to hold, contain, to ladle
HSK 6
橙chéng
orange tree, orange (color)
城chéng
city, town
成chéng
(measure word)
呈chéng
to present to a superior, memorial
惩chéng
to punish, to reprimand, to warn

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