Dong Chinese dictionary

chéng

assist

Depicts two hands (廾) rescuing a person (卩) trapped in a pit (凵).

Components

廾 Iconic component

gǒng

two hands

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 廾 than it was in ancient scripts.

卩 Iconic component

jié

person kneeling

凵 Iconic component

qiǎn, kǎn

enclosure

Depicts a pit.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 凵 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

丞

chéng

assist, aid, rescue; deputy

Most common words with 丞

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	丞相	prime minister
	丞	deputy

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

拯巹烝

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

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Word

Meaning