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10 strokes
Character #878 · The First 1000

chéng

乘 chéng meaning: hitch/ride

to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.)

Strokes
10
Both scripts
乘
Poster cell
J32

简 = 繁乘 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • chéngzuò to ride (in a vehicle)
  • chéngkè passenger
  • chéngchē to ride (in a car or carriage)
  • dāchéng to ride as a passenger
  • chéngjī to take the opportunity
  • shàngchéng first-class
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 乘

Write 乘 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, chéng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell J32 · 28 × 36 grid

乘 is #878 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 乘 mean in English?
乘 (chéng) means "hitch/ride": to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.).
How do you pronounce 乘?
乘 is pronounced chéng in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄔㄥˊ.
How many strokes does 乘 have?
乘 has 10 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 乘 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 乘 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 乘?
Common words that use 乘 include 乘坐 (chéngzuò, to ride (in a vehicle)), 乘客 (chéngkè, passenger), 乘车 (chéngchē, to ride (in a car or carriage)), 搭乘 (dāchéng, to ride as a passenger).
How common is 乘?
乘 is number 878 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell J32 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.