Common Meanings
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chéng丞
To assist or help, often in an official or managerial capacity, as in historical titles like 'chéngxiàng' (丞相), a chief minister.
他负责统筹全局，而我则从旁辅丞各项事务。
He is responsible for the overall coordination, while I assist with various tasks from the side.
In feudal times, a subordinate official who assisted a principal official, for example, a prefectural assistant (府丞) or county assistant (县丞).
他曾担任县丞一职，负责协助县令处理政务。
He once served as a county assistant, responsible for assisting the county magistrate in handling government affairs.
To inherit or receive, similar to '承' (chéng) meaning to undertake or to bear.
他丞接了家族的生意。
He took over the family business.