ㄔㄥ ˊ

chéng

hitch/ride

乘 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as chéng in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as shèng.

In traditional Chinese the character 椉 may be used.

It is made up of the components 禾 (grain) and 北 (north).

  • 乘
    ㄔㄥ ˊ

    chéng

    hitch/ride

    • 禾
      ㄏㄜ ˊ

      hé

      grain

    • 北
      ㄅㄟ ˇ

      běi

      north

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the NORTH GRAIN - ie wheat - HITCHed a RIDE. Reminds me of a tv commercial I auditioned for involving wheat husks getting blown to Taiwan!
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 乘

chéng
shèng

Definitions for 乘 pronounced as chéng

  • surname Cheng
  • to ride
  • to mount
  • to make use of
  • to avail oneself of
  • to take advantage of
  • to multiply (mathematics)
  • Buddhist sect or creed
  • old variant of 乘[cheng2]

Definitions for 乘 pronounced as shèng

  • four horse military chariot (archaic)
  • four (archaic)
  • generic term for history books

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