乘

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See also: 乗, 椉, and 埀
乘 U+4E58, 乘
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E58
← 乗
[U+4E57] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 乙 →
[U+4E59]

Translingual[edit]

Japanese 乗
Simplified 乘
Traditional 乘
Stroke order
Japan

Han character[edit]

乘 (Kangxi radical 4, 丿+9, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹木中心 (HDLP), four-corner 20901, composition ⿻禾北 or ⿻乖人)

Derived characters[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • (chiefly Japanese): 乗

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 83, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 154
  • Dae Jaweon: page 166, character 40
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 40, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+4E58

Chinese[edit]

trad. 乘
simp. # 乘
alternative forms 乗
椉／乘

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 乘
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Oracle bone script

j14101

j14102

j14103

j14104

j14105

j14106

j14107

j14108

j14109

j14110

j14111

j14112

j14113

j14114

j14115

j14116

j14117

j14118

j14119

j14120

j14121

j14122

j14123

j14124

j14125

j14126

j14127

j14128

j14129

j14130

j14131

j14132

j14133

j14134

j14135

j14136

j14137

Bronze inscriptions

b08546

b08547

b08548

b08549

b08550

b08551

b08552

b08553

b08554

b08555

b08556

b08557

b08558

b08559

b08560

Small seal script

s03944

s03945

Transcribed ancient scripts

L33335

L33336

L33337

L33338

L33339

L33340

L33341

L33342

L33343

L33344

L11109

L11110

L11111

L11112

L11113

L11114

L11115

L11116

L11117

L11118

L11119

L11120

L11121

L11122

L11123

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (乘) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
乘 *ɦljɯŋ, *ɦljɯŋs
溗 *ɦljɯŋ
塖 *ɦljɯŋ
騬 *ɦljɯŋ
椉 *ɦljɯŋ
剩 *ɦljɯŋs
嵊 *ɦljɯŋs

Pictogram (象形) – a person 大 climbing a tree 木, with the feet visible. Etymology clearer in alternative form 椉. In this form, simplified to 禾 (“tree and top”) + 北 (“feet”).

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Note:
  • 2tshen - vernacular;
  • 3zen - literary.
    • Dialectal data
    Variety Location 乘
    Mandarin Beijing /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ³⁵/
    Harbin /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ²⁴/ ～法
    /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/ ～車
    Tianjin /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁴⁵/
    /t͡sʰəŋ⁴⁵/
    Jinan /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁴²/
    Qingdao /tʃʰəŋ⁴²/
    Zhengzhou /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁴²/
    Xi'an /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ²⁴/
    Xining /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃²⁴/
    Yinchuan /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ⁵³/
    Lanzhou /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃n⁵³/
    Ürümqi /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹³/
    Wuhan /t͡sʰən²¹³/
    Chengdu /sən³¹/
    /t͡sʰən³¹/
    Guiyang /t͡sʰen²¹/
    Kunming /ʈ͡ʂʰə̃³¹/
    Nanjing /ʈ͡ʂʰən²⁴/
    Hefei /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵/
    Jin Taiyuan /t͡sʰəŋ¹¹/
    Pingyao /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ¹³/
    Hohhot /t͡sʰə̃ŋ³¹/
    Wu Shanghai /zəŋ²³/
    Suzhou /zən¹³/
    Hangzhou /d͡zen²¹³/
    Wenzhou /zeŋ³¹/
    Hui Shexian /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃⁴⁴/
    Tunxi /t͡ɕʰiɛ⁴⁴/
    /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁴/
    Xiang Changsha /ʂən¹³/
    Xiangtan /ʂən¹²/
    Gan Nanchang /sɨn⁴⁵/
    Hakka Meixian /sən¹¹/
    Taoyuan /ʃen⁵⁵/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /seŋ²¹/
    Nanning /seŋ²¹/
    Hong Kong /siŋ²¹/
    Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /siŋ³⁵/
    Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /siŋ⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Northern Min) /t͡sʰeiŋ²¹/
    Shantou (Teochew) /seŋ⁵⁵/
    Haikou (Hainanese) /seŋ³¹/
    Rime
    Character 乘
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 船 (27)
    Final (韻) 蒸 (133)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 食陵切
    Baxter zying
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ʑɨŋ/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ʑɨŋ/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ʑieŋ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ʑiŋ/
    Li
    Rong         		/d͡ʑiəŋ/
    Wang
    Li         		/d͡ʑĭəŋ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/d͡ʑʰi̯əŋ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		shéng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		sing4
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 乘
    Reading # 1/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		chéng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ zying ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*Cə.ləŋ/
    English ride (v.)

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 乘
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 1452
    Phonetic
    component         		乘
    Rime
    group         		蒸
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		繩
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɦljɯŋ/

    Definitions[edit]

    乘

    1. (literary) to ascend; to go up
    2. (literary) to drive (a horse, cart, etc.)
    3. to take (a form of transport)
      乘船  ―  chéngchuán  ―  to ride a boat
      乘火車去上海／乘火车去上海  ―  chéng huǒchē qù shànghǎi  ―  to ride a train to Shanghai
    4. to make use of; to take advantage of
      乘機／乘机  ―  chéngjī  ―  to seize the opportunity
      乘敵不備／乘敌不备  ―  chéng dí bùbèi  ―  to take the enemy unawares
    5. (literary) to pursue; to attack
    6. (arithmetic) to multiply
      加減乘除／加减乘除  ―  jiā jiǎn chéng chú  ―  addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
      二乘八等於十六。 [MSC, trad.]
      二乘八等于十六。 [MSC, simp.]
      Èr chéng bā děngyú shíliù. [Pinyin]
      Two times eight equals sixteen.
    7. a surname
    Antonyms[edit]
    • (antonym(s) of "to multiply"): 除 (chú)

    Compounds[edit]

    Pronunciation 2[edit]

    Note: chéng - Mainland standard for the Buddhism sense.
    Rime
    Character 乘
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 船 (27)
    Final (韻) 蒸 (133)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 實證切
    Baxter zyingH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ʑɨŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ʑɨŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ʑieŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ʑiŋH/
    Li
    Rong         		/d͡ʑiəŋH/
    Wang
    Li         		/d͡ʑĭəŋH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/d͡ʑʰi̯əŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		shèng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		sing6
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 乘
    Reading # 2/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		shèng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ zyingH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*Cə.ləŋ-s/
    English vehicle

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 乘
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 1458
    Phonetic
    component         		乘
    Rime
    group         		蒸
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		乗
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɦljɯŋs/

    Definitions[edit]

    乘

    1. (literary) war chariot drawn by four horses; (imperial) carriage
    2. (literary) Classifier for carriages drawn by four horses.
    3. (literary) history book
      史乘  ―  shǐshèng  ―  historical records
    4. (Buddhism) vehicle; creed; yana
      大乘  ―  dàshèng  ―  Mahayana (literally, “Great Vehicle”)

    Compounds[edit]

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Shinjitai

    		乗

    Kyūjitai

    		乘

    Kanji[edit]

    乘

    (“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 乗)

    Readings[edit]

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    乘 (eumhun 탈 승 (tal seung))

    1. to mount, to ride
    2. to take (a form of transport)
    3. (arithmetic) exponent

    References[edit]

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    乘: Hán Nôm readings: thừa, thặng, thắng

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    References[edit]

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