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乘 = 禾 + 北

乘 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ride”. It is built from 禾 (grain still on stalk) and 北 (north). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword
ride
Pinyin (Mandarin)
chéng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
ride, ascend, ехать, подниматься, ascend

Decomposition

ids

  1. 禾 grain still on stalk
  2. 北 north

Characters that contain 乘

How to find 乘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain still on stalk” + “north”. 乘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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