承 = ノ + 二 + 亅 + 手

承 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “acquiesce”. It is built from ノ (katakana no), 二 (two), 亅 (hook) and 手 (hand). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2050.

Keyword: acquiesce
RTK frame: 2050
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ショウ, ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): うけたまわ.る, う.ける
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: уступить
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 承 inherit

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 承 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “two” + “hook”. 承 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 承 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.