乘 — Chinese character
乘
chéng
ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
- Pinyin
- chéng
- Radical
- 4 ⼃ (Slash)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 禾 北
- Formation
- ideographic — Two feet 北 climbing a beanstalk 禾
- Japanese
- 乘 as a kanji
Common words with 乘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle) |
| 搭乘 | dā chéng | to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc) |
| 乘车 (乘車) | chéng chē | to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive |
| 乘机 (乘機) | chéng jī | to take the opportunity; to take a plane |
| 乘以 | chéng yǐ | (math.) multiplied with |
| 乘务员 (乘務員) | chéng wù yuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc |
| 乘船 | chéng chuán | to embark; to travel by ship |
| 换乘 (換乘) | huàn chéng | to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport |
| 上乘 | shàng chéng | first-class; best quality |
| 乘积 (乘積) | chéng jī | product (result of multiplication) |
| 转乘 (轉乘) | zhuǎn chéng | to transfer; to change trains, buses etc |
English words written with 乘
乘 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 9 · Art of War 5 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 29 · Zhuangzi 40 · Great Learning 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 26
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Analects 1.5
- Analects 5.6
- Analects 5.7
- Analects 5.18
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 11.25
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