chéng
submit
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 𡈼 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
chéng
submit, show; appear; petition; to present to a superior; memorial; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)
Most common words with 呈
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
memorial | ||
to appear | ||
(written) resignation | ||
brilliant and varied | ||
to present respectfully |
Component uses
Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*lreŋ | drjeng | chéng | to manifest |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 9.8030% of movies
2062nd most common character in movies
1563rd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 7 |
Unicode | U+5448 |
Shuowen | “呈，平也。从口，聲。” |
Sources
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