丞 (chéng): deputy

丞 (chéng) is a Chinese character meaning “deputy.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氶 (phonetic) and 一 (semantic). It ranks #4772 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 丞 one. Its radical form 一 (one) appears in many related characters such as 一 (yī, one), 不 (bù, no), 上 (shàng, (bound form) up).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 一 one6 strokesFrequency #4772氶 phonetic一 semantic

Definitions

  1. deputy

Etymology & Origin

丞

pictophoneticone

Decomposition: ⿱氶一 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:氶phonetic一semantic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
丞相nounchéng xiàngthe most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
杨丞琳yáng chéng línRainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer
2
Total compounds
50
As first character
0
As last character
50
As middle character

丞 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

日本选手坂井丞获得铜牌。

rì běn xuǎn shǒu 坂 jǐng chéng huò dé tóng pái .

Japanese athlete Sho Sakai won the bronze medal.

中国新闻网·文化May 2026

太尉陆玩去拜访丞相王导，王导特地用酪 (乳制品) 来招待他。

tài wèi lù wán qù bài fǎng chéng xiāng wáng dǎo , wáng dǎo tè dì yòng lào ( rǔ zhì pǐn ) lái zhāo dài tā .

Grand Marshal Lu Wan paid a visit to Chancellor Wang Dao, who went out of his way to entertain him with dairy products.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 一 (one) component

百bǎi丛cóng

一 Radical Family — Characters sharing the one radical

不bù一yī上shàng下xià两liǎng三sān东dōng万wàn

Related Characters

一yī不bù上shàng下xià东dōng两liǎng万wàn三sān七qī丈zhàng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 丞 (chéng) mean in Chinese?
丞 (chéng) primarily means "deputy." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4772 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 丞 have?
丞 is written with 6 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 丞?
The radical associated with 丞 is 一 (one). This radical appears in many characters related to one.
What are the components of 丞?
丞 is composed of: 氶 (phonetic), 一 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱氶一 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 丞?
Common words with 丞 include: 丞相 (chéng xiàng, "the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)"); 杨丞琳 (yáng chéng lín, "Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
Is 丞 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 丞 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.