呈 (chéng): to present to a superior, memorial, petition
呈 (chéng) is a Chinese character meaning “to present to a superior.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural) and 王 (structural). It ranks #1553 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 呈 to speak 口 before a king 王. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to present to a superior
- memorial
- petition
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo speak 口 before a king 王
Decomposition: ⿱口王 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 呈
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞呈 | cí chéng | (written) resignation |
| 呈交 | chéng jiāo | (formal and deferential) to present |
| 呈献 | chéng xiàn | to present respectfully |
| 呈报 | chéng bào | to (submit a) report |
| 呈递 | chéng dì | to present |
| 呈送 | chéng sòng | to present |
| 呈请 | chéng qǐng | to submit (to superiors) |
| 龙凤呈祥 | lóng fèng chéng xiáng | the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) |
| 纷呈 | fēn chéng | brilliant and varied |
| 呈阳性 | chéng yáng xìng | to test positive |
| 呈给 | chéng gěi | to give |
| 呈阴性 | chéng yīn xìng | to test negative |
| 保呈 | bǎo chéng | document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old) |
| 呈文 | chéng wén | petition (submitted to a superior) |
| 签呈 | qiān chéng | petition (submitted to a superior) |
呈 appears in 16 compound words: 69 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 呈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
请呈下这杯茶,解解渴再继续工作。
qǐng chéng xià zhè bēi chá , xiè xiè kě zài jì xù gōng zuò .
Please bring me this cup of tea to quench my thirst before continuing with work.
...(06680)跌超9% 国内稀土价格整体呈现高位回落态势
. . . ( 0 6 6 8 0 ) diē chāo 9 guó nèi xī tǔ jià gé zhěng tǐ chéng xiàn gāo wèi huí luò tài shì
... (06680) fell more than 9%, and domestic rare earth prices showed a high decline as a whole
...续 DIESEL 2026秋冬的叛逆衣橱呈现派对后凌乱美学
. . . xù D I E S E L 2 0 2 6 qiū dōng de pàn nì yī chú chéng xiàn pài duì hòu líng luàn měi xué
... Continued DIESEL's rebellious wardrobe for Fall/Winter 2026 presents a messy post-party aesthetic
...终年57岁 好友黄文标叫救护车 送院前已呈半昏迷状态
. . . zhōng nián 5 7 suì hǎo yǒu huáng wén biāo jiào jiù hù chē sòng yuàn qián yǐ chéng bàn hūn mí zhuàng tài
... At the age of 57, his friend Huang Wenbiao called an ambulance and was in a semi-coma before being sent to the hospital
大市再呈欲试顶之趋势
dà shì zài chéng yù shì dǐng zhī qū shì
The market once again showed a trend of trying to test the top
...科普启智趣 黑龙江省科技馆春节假期精彩纷呈
. . . kē pǔ qǐ zhì qù hēi lóng jiāng shěng kē jì guǎn chūn jié jiǎ qī jīng cǎi fēn chéng
... Science popularization enlightens the fun of Heilongjiang Provincial Science and Technology Museum The Spring Festival holiday is wonderful
图像在镜片中呈反向。
Túxiàng zài jìngpiàn zhōng chéng fǎnxiàng.
Through the lens the image was inverted.
他的脸上呈现了愤怒。
Tā de liǎn shàng chéngxiàn le fènnù.
Anger showed on his face.
你所说的一切都将成为呈堂证供。
Nǐ suǒ shuō de yīqiè dōu jiāng chéngwéi chéng táng zhèng gōng.
Anything you say can be used against you in court.
用本生灯加热钾,火焰就会呈现淡紫色。
Yòng Běnshēngdēng jiārè jiǎ, huǒyàn jiù huì chéngxiàn dàn zǐsè.
Potassium, heated with a Bunsen burner, gives the flame a lilac color.
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