乘 (chéng)
To ride (transportation); to multiply.
How 乘 is written
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 禾 — grain
- Traditional
- 乘
- Simplified
- 乘 (unchanged)
Components
- 禾 grain
- 北 N/A
乘 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- chéng
- surname Cheng
- shèng
- four horse military chariot (archaic); four (archaic); generic term for history books
Common words using 乘
- 乘坐 chéngzuò
- to ride (in a vehicle)
- 乘客 chéngkè
- passenger
- 上乘 shàngchéng
- first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
- 乘務員 chéngwùyuán
- attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
- 乘機 chéngjī
- to seize the chance; opportunistic
- 乘車 chéngchē
- to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor
- 乘風 chéngfēng
- to ride the wind; to use a fair wind; to take an opportunity
- 換乘 huànchéng
- to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
- 搭乘 dāchéng
- to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
- 乘人之危 chéngrénzhīwēi
- to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 乘勝 chéngshèng
- to follow up a victory; to pursue retreating enemy
- 乘勝追擊 chéngshèngzhuījī
- to follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue retreating enemy
乘 in a sentence
五乘五等於二十五。
Wǔ chéng wǔ děngyú èrshíwǔ.
“Five times five equals twenty-five.”
How common is 乘?
乘 is the 1,229th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 92.2% of all running text.
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