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
accepted theory or formulation
to set each other off nicely
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage
small bits add up to something big
to have achieved nothing; to get nowhere
fig. learn to walk before you run
nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
to do something at one go; to flow smoothly
to succeed at the first attempt; success at one go
to succeed at the first attempt; success at one go
words that later come true, often bad
words that later prove sadly true
one rain and it feels like autumn
a rumor repeated again seems true
group wisdom is better than one expert
teamwork brings wisdom; many minds beat one
without rules, nothing can be done
without rules, nothing can be done
to succeed or die trying (idiom)
unwritten (rule)
unwritten law
good-for-nothing; worthless
beyond recognition; ruined; shapeless
beyond recognition; ruined; shapeless
immature; unripe