承
chéng
to bear
surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
Received (了) + layered support (三) = to bear and carry on
承 depicts two hands (the lower strokes) receiving and lifting a figure from below, with 了 suggesting a completed handoff and 三 evoking layered support. The core image is of bearing something passed down to you — continuing a line of responsibility.
他承担了所有的责任。
tā chéng dān le suǒ yǒu de zé rèn。
he bore all of the responsibility.
这家公司承接了一个很大的项目。
zhè jiā gōng sī chéng jiē le yī gè hěn dà de xiàng mù。
this company undertook a very large project.
Words with 承
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
flattering and fawning (idiom)
一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不承认主义
bù chéng rèn zhǔ yì
policy of non-recognition
主承销商
zhǔ chéng xiāo shāng
lead underwriter
主轴承
zhǔ zhóu chéng
main bearing
传承
chuán chéng
to pass on (to future generations)
优先承购权
yōu xiān chéng gòu quán
prior purchase right
包承组
bāo chéng zǔ
(responsible) crew
司马承帧
sī mǎ chéng zhēn
Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
吴承恩
wú chéng ēn
Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
坦承
tǎn chéng
to confess
奉承
fèng cheng
to fawn on