Chinese symbol for “deputy”
丞
chéng
deputy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deputy is 丞 (chéng), defined as: deputy.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “deputy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary |
| 帮办 (幫辦) | bāng bàn | assist in managing; deputy |
| 佐贰 (佐貳) | zuǒ èr | deputy; junior |
| 簉 | zào | deputy; subordinate |
| 倅 | cuì | auxiliary; spare |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 丞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丞相 | chéng xiàng | the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister |
See also: Japanese symbol for “deputy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.