shèng

椉

Character · Noun · Classifier · NumeralTraditional乘

ancient war chariot; four

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

ancient war chariot (drawn by four horses)

archaic

An archaic term, primarily found in classical texts.

Qiān千
shèng乘
zhī之
guó国
 ，
shè摄
hū乎
dà大
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
 。
 （
 《
Lún论
Yǔ语
 》
 ）

A state of a thousand chariots is squeezed between large states. (The Analects)

Jìn晋
hóu侯
zhī之
shèng乘
 。

The Marquis of Jin's war chariots.

2.

classifier

(classifier) for chariots in ancient texts

archaic

Used as a measure word for war chariots in classical Chinese.

Yī一
shèng乘
zhàn战
chē车
xū需
yào要
sì四
pǐ匹
mǎ马
 。

One war chariot requires four horses.

3.

numeral

four (archaic numeral)

archaic

An archaic term for the number four, rarely used in modern language except in historical or Buddhist contexts (e.g., 大乘佛教).

Dà大
shèng乘
Fó佛
jiào教

Mahayana Buddhism

Xiǎo小
shèng乘
Fó佛
jiào教

Hinayana Buddhism