The character 呈 — “show”: how to write it and what it means

呈
chéng

show, present

7 strokes · HSK 6

The Chinese character 呈 is read chéng and means “show, present”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.

Stroke order: how to write 呈

呈 has 7 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.

To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 呈, with strokes to trace and empty squares.

What 呈 is made of

On top, 口; below, 王. Hints at the reading of 程 chéng.

The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.

Words with 呈

Frequently asked questions

How do you write the character 呈?

呈 has 7 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.

What does 呈 mean?

呈 means “show, present”. It appears in 呈现 (“appear”).

How do you pronounce 呈?

呈 is read chéng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.

How many strokes does 呈 have?

7 strokes.

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More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.

Write 呈 yourself

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