Usage of the character 承

to bear
to carry
to hold
to continue
to undertake
to take charge
owing to
due to
to receive

Chéng

承

[承]

surname Cheng
Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 ( Yándì) descended from Shennong 神農／神农 ( Shénnóng) Farmer God

chénglǎn

承揽

[承攬]

to contract for an entire project

chéngwàng

承望

[承望]

to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...)
to look forward to

chuánchéng

传承

[傳承]

to pass on (to future generations)
passed on (from former times)
a continued tradition
an inheritance

chéngxiāo

承销

[承銷]

to underwrite (i.e. guarantee financing)
underwriting
to sell as agent
consignee

jìchéng

继承

[繼承]

to inherit
to succeed to (the throne etc)
to carry on (a tradition etc)

chéngfù

承付

[承付]

to promise to pay

chéngdān

承担

[承擔]

to undertake
to assume (responsibility etc)

chéngtuō

承托

[承托]

to support
to bear (a weight)
to prop up

Chéngdé

承德

[承德]

Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei
also Chengde county

chéngxí

承袭

[承襲]

to inherit
to follow
to adopt

xiāngchéng

相承

[相承]

to complement one another

chéngzhuǎn

承转

[承轉]

to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)

chéngtóu

承头

[承頭]

to take responsibility

chéngrèn

承认

[承認]

to admit
to concede
to recognize
recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
to acknowledge

yìngchéng

应承

[應承]

to agree (to do sth)
to promise

chéngbāo

承包

[承包]

to contract
to undertake (a job)

chéngyìng

承应

[承應]

to agree
to promise

chéngshùn

承顺

[承順]

to comply with
to submit to

tǎnchéng

坦承

[坦承]

to confess
to admit
to come clean
calmly

chéngràng

承让

[承讓]

you let me win (said politely after winning a game)

fèngcheng

奉承

[奉承]

to fawn on
to flatter
to ingratiate oneself
flattery

chéngnuò

承诺

[承諾]

to promise
to undertake to do something
commitment

chéngyùn

承运

[承運]

to provide transport
to accept the Mandate of Heaven
to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor

chéngdāng

承当

[承當]

to bear (responsibility)
to take on
to assume

chéngduì

承兑

[承兌]

(commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment)
to honor (a check, a promise)

chéngzài

承载

[承載]

to bear the weight
to sustain

chéngjiē

承接

[承接]

to receive
to accept
to carry on

bǐngchéng

禀承

[稟承]

variant of 秉承 (bǐngchéng)

chéngzuò

承做

[承做]

to undertake
to take on (i.e. to accept a task)

chéngfá

承乏

[承乏]

to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)

chéngpíng

承平

[承平]

(successive periods of) peace and prosperity
peaceful

chéngjiàn

承建

[承建]

to construct under contract

chéngméng

承蒙

[承蒙]

to be indebted (to sb)

chéngjí

承籍

[承籍]

to inherit a rank (from a predecessor)

chéngbàn

承办

[承辦]

to undertake
to accept a contract

chéngzhòng

承重

[承重]

(usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load
load-bearing (wall, pillar etc)

zhīchéng

支承

[支承]

to support
to bear the weight of (a building)

bǐngchéng

秉承

[秉承]

to take orders
to receive commands
to carry on (a tradition)

zhóuchéng

轴承

[軸承]

(mechanical) bearing

chéngzū

承租

[承租]

to rent
to lease

chéngjì

承继

[承繼]

adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
to inherit

chéngshòu

承受

[承受]

to bear
to support
to inherit

chénghuān

承欢

[承歡]

to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)

dānchéng

担承

[擔承]

to undertake
to assume (responsibility etc)

chéngràngrén

承让人

[承讓人]

grantee (law)

chéngzàiliàng

承载量

[承載量]

carrying capacity

jìchéngrén

继承人

[繼承人]

heir
successor

chéngshòulì

承受力

[承受力]

tolerance
capability of adapting oneself

chéngzàilì

承载力

[承載力]

carrying capacity

bāochéngzhì

包承制

[包承制]

responsible crew system

Lǐ Chéngwǎn

李承晚

[李承晚]

Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US-trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960

zhǔzhóuchéng

主轴承

[主軸承]

main bearing

chéngxiāotuán

承销团

[承銷團]

underwriting group

Chéngdéshì

承德市

[承德市]

Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei

chéngxiāoshāng

承销商

[承銷商]

underwriting company
dealership
sales agency

chéngxiāodiàn

承销店

[承銷店]

dealership

jìchéngquán

继承权

[繼承權]

right of inheritance

bāochéngzǔ

包承组

[包承組]

(responsible) crew

jìchéngzhě

继承者

[繼承者]

successor

chéngxiāorén

承销人

[承銷人]

sales agent
salesman
consignee
underwriter

Chéngdéxiàn

承德县

[承德縣]

Chengde county in Chengde 承德 ( Chéngdé), Hebei

chéngbāorén

承包人

[承包人]

contractor

fèngchéngzhě

奉承者

[奉承者]

flatterer

chéngzūfāng

承租方

[承租方]

borrower
leaser
the hiring side of a contract

zhīchéngxiāo

支承销

[支承銷]

fulcrum pin

chéngyùnrén

承运人

[承運人]

carrier (of goods etc)

zhóuchéngxiāo

轴承销

[軸承銷]

pin bearing

chéngbāoshāng

承包商

[承包商]

contractor

chéngzūrén

承租人

[承租人]

leaser
tenant

Wú Chéng'ēn

吴承恩

[吳承恩]

Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记

chéngzhòngsūn

承重孙

[承重孫]

eldest grandson (to sustain upper storeys of ancestor worship)

chéngxiāopǐn

承销品

[承銷品]

goods on consignment

chéngxiānqǐhòu

承先启后

[承先啟後]

see 承前啟後／承前启后 (chéngqiánqǐhòu)

tíshìchéngduì

提示承兑

[提示承兌]

to present (a draft) for acceptance (commerce)

gǔnzizhóuchéng

滚子轴承

[滾子軸承]

roller bearing

chéngxiāojiàchā

承销价差

[承銷價差]

underwriting spread

chéngméngguānzhào

承蒙关照

[承蒙關照]

to be indebted to sb for care
thank you for looking after me

chéngxiāolìchā

承销利差

[承銷利差]

underwriting spread

chéngxiāohuòwù

承销货物

[承銷貨物]

goods on consignment

chéngshěnfǎguān

承审法官

[承審法官]

trial judge

ràoxīchénghuān

绕膝承欢

[繞膝承歡]

to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

jìchéngyībō

继承衣钵

[繼承衣缽]

to take up sb's mantle
to follow in sb's steps

nüjìchéngrén

女继承人

[女繼承人]

inheritress

zhǔchéngxiāoshāng

主承销商

[主承銷商]

lead underwriter

chéngqiánqǐhòu

承前启后

[承前啟後]

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

yìngtiānchéngyùn

应天承运

[應天承運]

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
the Divine Right of kings

chéngrènkòngzuì

承认控罪

[承認控罪]

guilty plea (law)

mǎnkǒuyìngchéng

满口应承

[滿口應承]

to promise readily

gǔnzhūzhóuchéng

滚珠轴承

[滾珠軸承]

ball bearing

ēyúfèngchéng

阿谀奉承

[阿諛奉承]

flattering and fawning (idiom)
sweet-talking

bǎibānfèngchéng

百般奉承

[百般奉承]

to fawn upon sb in every possible way

fèngchengtǎohǎo

奉承讨好

[奉承討好]

to curry favor
to get the desired outcome by flattery

Sīmǎ Chéngzhēn

司马承帧

[司馬承幀]

Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

yīmàixiāngchéng

一脉相承

[一脈相承]

traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

chéngshàngqǐxià

承上起下

[承上起下]

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

yōuxiānchénggòuquán

优先承购权

[優先承購權]

prior purchase right
right of first refusal (ROFR)
preemptive right to purchase

wúchuánchéngyùnrén

无船承运人

[無船承運人]

non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)

bùchéngrènzhǔyì

不承认主义

[不承認主義]

policy of non-recognition

nóngcūnjiātíngliánchǎnchéngbāozérènzhì

农村家庭联产承包责任制

[農村家庭聯產承包責任制]

rural household contract responsibility system, PRC government policy linking rural income to productivity