chéng

to become; to succeed; to complete

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 59th character
Radical ⼽ (62.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 401

Definitions

成 chéng
  1. 1. to become
  2. 2. to succeed
  3. 3. to complete
  4. 4. to finish
  5. 5. to accomplish
  6. 6. to be all right
  7. 7. OK!
  8. 8. to turn into
  9. 9. one tenth
  10. 10. surname Cheng

Stroke order

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Words containing 成

Word Meaning
the Almagest by Ptolemy
Failure is the mother of success.
Failure is the mother of success.
marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
King Xiaocheng of Zhao zhào guó, reigned 266-245 BC
academic success; to be successful in one's studies
academic success; to be successful in one's studies
cosmology
cosmology
to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
perfect tense (grammar)
perfect tense (grammar)
family member
family member
Baoji-Chengdu Railway
Baoji-Chengdu Railway
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
if the girl smiles, the marriage is half set
If girl smiles, marriage likely; sign of success
small amounts add up to a lot