承 chéng
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chéng
verb
to bear; to carry; to hold
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '承', p. 51; NCCED '承' 1) -
chéng
verb
to succeed; to continue
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 承 has the same meaning as 继承 (Kroll 2015 '承' 3; Mathews 1931 '承', p. 51; NCCED '承' 5; Unihan '承'). -
chéng
verb
to accept; to receive; to inherit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '承' 1; Mathews 1931 '承', p. 50; NCCED '承' 6; Unihan '承') -
chéng
verb
to flatter; to honor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 承 has the same meaning as 奉承 (Mathews 1931 '承', p. 51) -
chéng
verb
to undertake; to assume
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 承 has the same meaning as 承担 (Mathews 1931 '承', p. 51; NCCED '承' 3). -
chéng
verb
to act on orders; to perform; to carry out
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 承 has the same meaning as 秉承 (Mathews 1931 '承', p. 51) -
chéng
verb
to confess
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 承 has the same meaning as 招认; for example, 承招 to confess to a crime (Mathews 1931 '承', p. 51) -
chéng
verb
to attend; to assist; to aid
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 丞 or with the same meaning as 侍奉 (Kroll 2015 '承' 7). -
chéng
verb
to acknowledge; to assent to; to acquiesce
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '承' 2) -
chéng
verb
to obstruct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '承' 4) -
chéng
verb
to hear it said that
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '承' 5) -
chéng
adverb
previously
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '承' 6) -
chéng
noun
bearer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A part to take load (NCCED '承' 2) -
chéng
verb
to be indebted to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '承' 4) -
chéng
adjective
appointed; adhiṣṭhita
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: adhiṣṭhita, Japanese: jō, or: shō (BCSD '承', p. 540; DJBT '承', p. 425; MW 'adhiṣṭhita'; SH '承', p. 260) -
chéng
adjective
supported; dhārita
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dhārita (BCSD '承', p. 540; MW 'dhārita'; SH '承', p. 260)
Contained in
- 为大事也 何惜生命 为信仰也 何吝舍俗 为学法也 何惧委屈 为承诺也 何必反悔(為大事也 何惜生命 為信仰也 何吝捨俗 為學法也 何懼委屈 為承諾也 何必反悔) Tis for the Greater Cause, why should even my life be spared? Tis for the Faith, why hesitate on relinquishing the mundane life? Tis for the Dharma, why fear being wronged? Tis for the promise, why regret anything?
- 南天祖承摩醯首罗之文(南天祖承摩醯首羅之文) in Southern India the script of Maheshvara was passed down
- 承习(承習) Brahmin; Brahman
- 自己来承担(自己來承擔) take responsibility for our own [lives]
- 亲承(親承) to entrust with duty
- 为承佛神力(為承佛神力) through the Buddha's might
Also contained in
承祧 、 承租人 、 承典 、 承当 、 百般奉承 、 承蒙关照 、 承认 、 承销货物 、 承载力 、 承运人 、 承教 、 承审公堂 、 承平 、 承租方 、 承德 、 承惠 、 承包商 、 承宠 、 奉承 、 子承父业 、 承认控罪 、 承示 、 承销价差 、 承续 、 承当不起 、 司马承帧 、 承包 、 承工 、 承欢 、 承应 、 承办 、 承不起来 、 承下尘 、 承重 、 坦承 、 承发 、 承任 、 承按 、 继承衣钵 、 阿媚奉承 、 包承制 、 担承 、 承籍 、 承销商 、 承托
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 33
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 31
- Scroll 1 Sūtra on the Mute Boy (Wuyan Tongzi Jing) 佛說無言童子經 — count: 28
- Scroll 1 Li Dai Fabao Ji 曆代法寶記 — count: 27 , has English translation
- Scroll 2 New Commentary on the Zhao Lun 肇論新疏 — count: 26
- Scroll 1 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 24
- Scroll 20 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 22
- Scroll 2 Guo Qing Bai Lu 國清百錄 — count: 20
- Scroll 5 Record of the Teaching and Practices of Siming (Siming Zunzhe Jiao Xing Lu) 四明尊者教行錄 — count: 19
- Scroll 28 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 19 , has English translation
Collocations
- 承佛 (承佛) 阿難承佛意旨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 27
- 承佛教 (承佛教) 諸清信士即承佛教 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 12
- 承命 (承命) 我等承命未起本座 — The Sage of Men Sutra (Ren Xian Jing) 人仙經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 承用 (承用) 必不承用 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
- 承迎 (承迎) 前起承迎 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 阿难承 (阿難承) 阿難承佛意旨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 起承 (起承) 前起承迎 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 遵承 (遵承) 遵承佛教 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 承椽 (承椽) 彼一切皆依承椽梁立 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 34 — count: 4
- 承足 (承足) 蓮華承足 — Sutra on the Great Skillful Means of the Buddha for Repaying Kindness (Dafangbian Fo Bao'en Jing) 大方便佛報恩經, Scroll 3 — count: 4