Memory phrase for the character: 乘

乘

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Meaning

to take advantage of, use means (i.e.transportation), multiplication

Pronunciation

chéng

Explanation

 Top: rice plant 禾 (Here: tree 木 with shade-giving canopy 一), middle: north 北 (2 people 丬,匕 sit back-to-back because it is cold in: the north.)

Mnemonic
 
When the two people lean against the shade-giving tree, they: take advantage of it.

Radicals

禾 grainGrain plant 木 with a spike ノ of grain
北 northTwo persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.




 Vocabulary

乘积 chéng jī  product (result of multiplication)
乘法 chéng fǎ  multiplication
乘机 chéng jī  to seize the chance; opportunistic
乘机 chéng jī  

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