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乘

Mandarin · pinyin chéng#

Meanings · chéng

  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
Mandarin · pinyin shèng#

Meanings · shèng

  1. (archaic) four horse military chariot
  2. (archaic) four
  3. generic term for history books
Mandarin · pinyin Chéng#

Meanings · Chéng

  1. surname Cheng
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乘
chéng · ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
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2 · cheng2

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sing4 · sing6

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  1. (literary) to ascend; to go up
  2. (literary) to drive (a horse, cart, etc.)
  3. to take (a form of transport)
  4. to make use of; to take advantage of
  5. (literary) to pursue; to attack
  6. (arithmetic) to multiply
  7. a surname

character · Etymology 2

  1. (literary) war chariot drawn by four horses; (imperial) carriage
  2. (literary) Classifier for carriages drawn by four horses.
  3. (literary) history book
  4. (Buddhism) vehicle; creed; yana

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乘 · cheng2 · sheng4 · Cheng2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 4,193, 4,194, 4,192
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Exact source records乘 乘 [cheng2] /to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/to multiply (math.)/Buddhist sect or creed/乘 乘 [sheng4] /(archaic) four horse military chariot/(archaic) four/generic term for history books/乘 乘 [Cheng2] /surname Cheng/