承 (sing4 | cheng2 ) : continue; undertake; bear

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承

sing4

cheng2

[1] continue; carry on; succeed
[2] undertake; contract (to do a job)
[3] bear; hold; support; carry
[4] indebted/obliged to; be granted a favour
[5] take an order; receive an instruction

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

承

This word has been viewed 9875 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Oct 2009 04:14

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繼承 gai3 sing4 ji4 cheng2 = inherit; carry on

承辦 sing4 baan6 cheng2 ban4 = to undertake; to accept (an assignment)

承認 sing4 jing6 cheng2 ren4 = to recognise; to acknowledge; to admit

承擔 sing4 daam1 cheng2 dan1 = to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc.)

承受 sing4 sau6 cheng2 shou4 = to bear; to support; to inherit

承包 sing4 baau1 cheng2 bao1 = contract

承包人 sing4 baau1 jan4 cheng2 bao1 ren2 = contractor

承諾 sing4 nok6 cheng2 nuo4 = [1] effort, undertaking; [2] promise (to do something); [3] commitment

應承 jing1 sing4 ying4 cheng2 = agree; promise; consent; pledge

承接 sing4 zip3 cheng2 jie1 = carry on; undertake
See all 64 compounds (CantoDict reports 65 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 承

多謝嗮你噃，承惠十一銀啦。粵
Thank you. Please pay eleven dollars.

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Decimal representation of this word: 承
Unicode code for this character: U+627f (off-site link)

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