成 chéng — complete, become · English

成

chéng

complete, become

At a glance · 成

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

成字甲骨文从戌从丁（或斧钺之形），会意为以武力成就；本义为完成、成就。金文、小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

成本义为完成、成就，引申为成为。

Structure

会意字，从戌（兵器）从某，表示以武力达成。

At a glance

Pinyinchéng

Radical戈

Strokes7

UnicodeU+6210

Character type会意

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Six languages, one character

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English complete, become Cheng is an associative character meaning to complete and accomplish.

Français achever, devenir Cheng est un caractère associatif signifiant achever et accomplir.

Español completar, llegar a ser Cheng es un carácter asociativo que significa completar y lograr.

العربية يتم، يصبح تشنغ حرف تركيبي يعني إتمام وتحقيق.

Русский завершать, становиться Чэн — ассоциативный знак, означающий завершать и достигать.

Common words

成功chéng gōngsuccess
完成wán chéngfinish

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