乘 chéng▶ cưỡi

Stroke order

乘 is written in 10 strokes.

• 乘

Senses

1. to ride
2. to mount
3. to make use of
4. to avail oneself of
5. to take advantage of
6. to multiply (math.)
7. Buddhist sect or creed

Related words

• 乘坐cưỡi

乘 is pronounced chéng and means “cưỡi”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 乘 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.