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
magnetic resonance imaging MRI
to study diligently
to study diligently
God became man
God became man
to fall ill from long overwork
fall ill from long hard work
fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
Many little things add up to sth great.
Many little things add up to sth great.
accumulated habits become custom
accumulated habits become custom
wrong repeated taken as right
a lie repeated seems true; wrong seen as right
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
fig. what is done cannot be undone
customary convention
erythropoietin (EPO)
erythropoietin (EPO)
(Internet slang) to be dog-tired
to come to nothing (idiom)
to come to nothing (idiom)
lovers finally get married
for lovers to finally marry; become a couple