TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
承
ㄔㄥˊ · chéng
verb — to receive, bear; to undertake; to inherit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
卩義a kneeling person, lowered to be lifted
廾義two hands, raised underneath
Two hands (廾) come up under a kneeling figure (卩) and hold him — to receive, to bear up. The seal script added a third hand (手) below. From holding up: 承擔、繼承、承認.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
那人（卩）一跪，幾隻手（廾）立刻從底下托上來——穩穩承住。
The figure (卩) sinks to his knees; hands (廾) come up from below and hold him — caught, borne up.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)接住、承受— to receive, bear
→承擔、承接— to undertake, take on常用
⇒繼承— to inherit, carry on
⇒承認— to admit, acknowledge
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
丞chéngthe lookalike — 丞 closes the bottom flat, 承 keeps the lifting hands open接jiēthe partner in 承接 — to join, to catch