承

Derived characters

• 𠉹, 𰇻, 𢮋, 㴍, 𰗸, 𤗓, 𦜎, 𫎷, 𰸧, 𢬫, 𢬬, 𰔄, 𢁇, 𦫠, 𨛾, 𦲶

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 419, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11852
• Dae Jaweon: page 766, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 54, character 3
• Unihan data for U+627F

Definitions

承

1. to receive; to accept; to inherit
2. to undertake; to contract (a job)
3. to continue; to carry on; to succeed
4. to be obliged; to be indebted to
5. a surname

Compounds

Definitions

承

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 拯 (zhěng)

   • 見一丈夫游之，以為有苦而欲死者也。使弟子並流而承之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     见一丈夫游之，以为有苦而欲死者也。使弟子并流而承之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liezi, 1^st – 5^th century CE

     Jiàn yī zhàngfū yóu zhī, yǐwèi yǒu kǔ ér yù sǐ zhě yě. Shǐ dìzǐ bìng liú ér zhěng zhī. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō)^{←じよう (zyou, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←しよう (syou, historical)}
• Kun: うけたまわる (uketamawaru, 承る, Jōyō)^{←うけたまはる (uketamafaru, 承る, historical)}、うけたまわり (uketamawari, 承)^{←うけたまはり (uketamafari, 承, historical)}、うけたまわり (uketamawari, 承り)^{←うけたまはり (uketamafari, 承り, historical)}、うける (ukeru, 承ける)、ささげる (sasageru, 承げる)、とどめる (todomeru, 承める)、たすける (tasukeru, 承ける)、こらす (korasu, 承らす)、ついで (tsuide, 承で)、すくう (sukuu, 承う)^{←すくふ (sukufu, 承ふ, historical)}
• Nanori: うけ (uke)、こと (koto)、すけ (suke)、つぎ (tsugi)、つぐ (tsugu)、よし (yoshi)

Compounds

Usage notes

This may be the only kanji with a six-mora reading, of uketamawari. However, this reading is more often spelled with the final -ri spelled in kana (as 承り; okurigana) to clarify and disambiguate the reading of the single kanji.

This kanji is also one of very few kanji with five-mora readings, and the only verb, namely 承る (uketamawaru, with the kanji comprising the five-mora uketamawa- part).

Noun

承(しょう) • (shō) 

1. consent

Hanja

承 (eumhun 이을 승 (ieul seung))

1. hanja form^? of 승 (“inherit”)

Compounds

• 계승 (繼承, gyeseung, “inheritance”)
• 승낙 (承諾, seungnak, “consent, assent, agreement, acceptation”)

Hanja

承 (eumhun 건질 증 (geonjil jeung))

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 拯 (“hanja form^? of 증 (“help”)”)