| 乘 chéng |
| ride ; to drive |
| 乘坐 chéng zuò |
| 乘车 chéng chē | |
A person climbing up a tree, its original meaning was “to ascend”. Later it took on the meaning of “to sit” and “to drive” with its pronounced as shèng with the meaning of “vehicle”, e.g. 十乘, shí shèng, means “ten vehicles”. |