漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence
丞: help
JLPT N16 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
一 carries the meaning · 了 and 水 are drawn in
6 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ジョウjou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 丞相じょうしょうgrand chancellor (highest-ranking minister…
- 右丞相うじょうしょうMinister of the Right (Chinese-style title)
- 左丞相さじょうしょうMinister of the Left (Chinese-style title)
Also read ショウ, すくう, たすける, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything begins with one. This radical is the first strike of the brush that defines the horizon, the first step of a long journey, and the very foundation of the mathematical world.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
了
Also built on complete (了)
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chéng
Same form: 丞 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 丞 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 丞 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chéng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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