| 乘 | 
chéng shì | to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot | 
| 乘 | 
Chéng | surname Cheng | 
| 乘 | 
chéng | to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed | 
| 乘 | 
shèng | (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books | 
| 乘 | 
chéng | old variant of 乘 | 
|  势 | 
shì | power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals |