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
- 信守承诺(信守承諾) keep your promises
- 承迁(承遷) Cheng Qian
- 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?
- 承露盘(承露盤) stacked rings; wheel
- 承天寺塔 Pagoda of Chengtian Temple
- 承揽(承攬) to take full control in a contract ; to take full responsibility for something ; to grasp
- 两部大法相承师资付法记(兩部大法相承師資付法記) Liang Bu Da Fa Xiangcheng Shi Zi Fu Fa Ji
- 传承(傳承) a continued tradition; an inheritance ; Lineage
- 能接受就能接受 肯承擔必可成功 Willingness to accept leads to acceptance; Willingness to shoulder responsibility leads to success.
- 能接受就能进步 肯承担必可成功(能接受就能進步 肯承担必可成功) Willingness to accept leads to improvement ; Willingness to shoulder responsibility leads to success.
- 承习(承習) Brahmin; Brahman
- 佛教的传承与宗派的发展(佛教的傳承與宗派的發展) Heritage of Buddhism and the Development of Sects
- 承先启后(承先啟後) to follow the past and herald the future; part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages ; Inherit and Inspire
Also contained in
阿谀奉承 、 吴承恩 、 承德 、 承平 、 四海承风 、 承典 、 承工 、 承允 、 承建 、 承认 、 王承天意 、 承载力 、 绕膝承欢 、 承让人 、 承运 、 承恩 、 继承 、 奉承者 、 继承衣钵 、 承销商 、 承应 、 承销人 、 承销价差 、 承首句 、 承招 、 何承天 、 承业 、 承重 、 继承人 、 主承销商 、 承办 、 承问 、 奉承讨好 、 承父业 、 一脉相承 、 承示 、 承德市 、 阿媚奉承
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
- 承足 (承足) 蓮華承足 — Dafangbian Fo Bao'en Jing 大方便佛報恩經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 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