• 承知しょうち — consent, awareness
• 承認しょうにん — approval
• 承諾しょうだく — agreement, acceptance
• 承うけたまわる — to humbly hear or accept
• 継承けいしょう — inheritance, succession

The character 承 shows a person sitting with both hands raised — symbolizing offering or accepting something from someone higher in status. It expresses humility and willingness to take something on, often used in formal speech to mean “I accept” or “I hear you.”

ご意見いけんは 承うけたまわりました。
We have received your opinion. (formal)

承知しょうちしました。
Understood. / Certainly. (formal agreement)

ショウ is used in compound nouns such as 承知, 承認, or 承諾. The kun-yomi うけたまわる is polite and formal, mainly used in customer service or official speech.