chéng jídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to inherit a rank (from a predecessor)
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Original source entry:

承籍 承籍 [cheng2 ji2] /to inherit a rank (from a predecessor)/

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  • 承
    chéng

    to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 籍
    jí

    (bound form) book / record / register / (bound form) place of one's family or ancestral records / (bound form) membership

    Jí

    surname Ji

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