Primary radical
丿 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 乘.
丿 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 乘.
乘 is decomposed as ⿻禾北.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 4 · surname Cheng; to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
HSK 4 · passenger
HSK 4 · to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
HSK 4 · to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
HSK 5 · attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
HSK 6 · surname Cheng; to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
乘 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
丿 is the radical in 乘. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
乘1 (chéng): surname Cheng; to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; 乘客 (chéngkè): passenger; 乘坐 (chéngzuò): to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle).