acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
承 centers on receiving something from another, whether it's information (hearing, being informed) or a request (acquiescing, accepting). The core idea is taking in what is given.
承 originally depicted two hands lifting a kneeling person, symbolizing the act of receiving or supporting. The modern form retains the sense of receiving, with the bottom hand 手 still visible.
The bottom part is a hand 手, and the top looks like a person bending to receive something. Picture a hand reaching out to accept a message or a task.
For ショウ, imagine a show where a performer receives applause: show -> ショウ, and the hand at the bottom of 承 catches the praise.
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
knowledge; awareness
inheritance; succession; accession
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to hear; to be told; to know
succession; accession; inheritance
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry)
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement; consent
continued
inheritance
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
please be aware (that ...); please note (that ...); please understand (that ...)
please be aware (that ...); please note (that ...); please understand (that ...)
as you know; as you are aware
War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)