乘 chéng to ride; to mount; to make use of
Made up of [禾 hé grain radical 115, 北 běi north ]Made with 10 strokes.
The origin of this pictogram is of a person climbing a tree - only the legs are shown
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Also uses 禾 hé component: 矮 ǎi (low) 稿 gǎo (manuscript) ; 和 hé (together) ; 季 jì (season) ; 利 lì (sharp) ; 秋 qiú (autumn) ; 税 shuì (taxes) ; 香 xiāng (fragrant) ; 租 zū (to hire)
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成 chéng (to succeed) ; 城 chéng (city)Pronunciation
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