Character: 乘
Modern (Beijing) reading: chéng
Preclassic Old Chinese: lǝŋ
Classic Old Chinese: lǝŋ
Western Han Chinese: lǝŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: źǝŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: źɨŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: źɨŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: źɨŋ
Middle Chinese: źiŋ
English meaning : to mount, ride
Comments: Also used for *lǝŋ-s, MC źìŋ, Pek. shèng 'team of four horses, chariot with team of four horses'.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0895 a-c
Shijing occurrences: 44.1, 44.2, 58.2
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