呈
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chéng · to petition, to submit

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9
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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 呈

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Example sentences

Notice where 呈 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de liǎn shàng chéng xiàn le fèn nù.他的脸上呈现了愤怒。

Anger showed on his face.

Source: Tatoeba #2633562 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ suǒ shuō de yí qiè dōu jiāng chéngwéi chéng táng zhèng gòng.你所说的一切都将成为呈堂证供。

Anything you say may be held against you in a court of law.

Source: Tatoeba #8496258 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tú xiàng zài jìng piàn zhōng chéng fǎn xiàng.图像在镜片中呈反向。

Through the lens the image was inverted.

Source: Tatoeba #1192575 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shàng shēn cháng dé chéng dǎo sān jiǎo xíng, zhàn zài nà lǐ kàn shàng qù tè shuài!他上身长得呈倒三角形,站在那里看上去特帅!

His upper body looks like it has the shape of an inverted triangle; standing there, he seems extremely handsome!

Source: Tatoeba #420896 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn bú xìng dì, wǒ de lín jū bèi juǎn rù jiāo tōng shì gù, chéng xiàn hūn mí zhuàng tài.很不幸地,我的鄰居被捲入交通事故,呈現昏迷狀態。

Unfortunately, my neighbor was involved in a traffic accident, and is currently in a coma.

Source: Tatoeba #3742592 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yòng běn shēng dēng jiā rè jiǎ, huǒ yàn jiù huì chéng xiàn dàn zǐ sè.用本生燈加熱鉀,火焰就會呈現淡紫色。

Potassium, heated with a Bunsen burner, gives the flame a lilac color.

Source: Tatoeba #13543146 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 呈 in context

  1. Say chéng, then recall the core meaning: to petition, to submit.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 呈现 (chéng xiàn), meaning “to appear”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 呈 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.