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乘

Traditional: 椉

chéng

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chéng · sing4 (Jyutping)

  1. to ride
  2. to mount
  3. to make use of
  4. to avail oneself of
  5. to take advantage of
  6. to multiply (math.)
  7. Buddhist sect or creed
  8. old variant of 乘[cheng2]
  9. surname Cheng

shèng · sing4 (Jyutping)

  1. (archaic) four horse military chariot
  2. (archaic) four
  3. generic term for history books

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

乘

Meaning
ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
Radical
丿
Strokes
10
Components
⿻禾北
Cangjie
HDLP
Four-corner
2090.1

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