承 chéng — inherit · English

承

chéng

inherit

At a glance · 承

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「承」甲骨文从𠬪从手，象双手捧受，金文小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「承」本义为捧着、承受，引申继承、承蒙、奉承。

Structure

从𠬪、从手，会意字，象双手奉承，本为承受、接续。

At a glance

Pinyinchéng

Radical乙

Strokes8

UnicodeU+627F

Character type会意

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Six languages, one character

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English inherit inherit, receive; succeed

Français recevoir / Chengming Recevoir ; Chengming (palais). «左达承明» : le palais Chengming.

Español recibir / Chengming Recibir; Chengming (palacio). «左达承明»: el palacio Chengming.

العربية يقبل / تشنغ-مينغ يقبل؛ تشنغ-مينغ (قصر). «左达承明»: قصر تشنغ-مينغ.

Русский принимать / Чэн-мин Принимать; Чэн-мин (дворец). «左达承明»: дворец Чэн-мин.

Common words

承担chéng dānbear
继承jì chénginherit

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