Chéng

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Source form: 乘
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Cheng
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-19d5ec3434bd1dbe. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

乘 乘 [Cheng2] /surname Cheng/

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chéng

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Source form: 乘
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-07ce89f180d10fd9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

乘 乘 [cheng2] /to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/to multiply (math.)/Buddhist sect or creed/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

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Source form: 椉 / 乘
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
old variant of 乘[chéng]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fecffa73af94783a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

椉 乘 [cheng2] /old variant of 乘[cheng2]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

shèng

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Source form: 乘
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5ffff26655e0dfb9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

乘 乘 [sheng4] /(archaic) four horse military chariot/(archaic) four/generic term for history books/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 椉

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Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.