Chinese symbol for “ride”
乘
chéng
to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ride is 乘 (chéng), defined as: to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ride”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乘车 (乘車) | chéng chē | to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive |
| 搭车 (搭車) | dā chē | to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift |
| 骑行 (騎行) | qí xíng | to ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding |
| 走马 (走馬) | zǒu mǎ | to ride (a horse); to go on horseback |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle) |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ride”.
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.