成 chéng to become
to become; to complete; to succeed; okay
How to remember 成: 戊 fifth + 𠃌 blade = to become. For the fifth time this morning the young chef sharpens her blade, determined to become the best cook in town.
Component breakdown
成 = 戊 fifth + 𠃌 blade
- 戊 fifth
- 𠃌 blade
For the fifth time this morning the young chef sharpens her blade, determined to become the best cook in town.
How it came to be
A pole weapon with a pin driven through the shaft to fix the blade on. The pin is the last step: the loose parts have turned into a finished weapon.
How it is used
- Turn INTO something - 变成 (biànchéng) become, 做成 (zuòchéng) pull off, 长大成人 (zhǎngdà chéngrén) grow into an adult.
- As a resultative it marks success/completion of the verb: 说成 (shuōchéng) end up saying it as, 完成 (wánchéng) finish.
- Colloquial 成! (chéng) = 'done deal, OK'. Distinguish 成为 (chéngwéi, formally 'become') from spoken 变成.
Characters built with 成
Words with 成
- 完成wánchéngaccomplishHSK 3
- 成绩chéngjìgrades, resultsHSK 3
- 变成biànchéngto change intoHSK 3
- 成为chéngwéibecomeHSK 4
- 成功chénggōngsuccessHSK 4
- 养成yǎngchéngcultivateHSK 4
- 当成dàngchéngto consider asHSK 5
- 形成xíngchéngto formHSK 5
- 成人chéngrénto reach adulthoodHSK 5
- 成分chéngfèncompositionHSK 5
- 成员chéngyuánmemberHSK 5
- 成就chéngjiùaccomplishmentHSK 5
- 成年chéngniánto grow to adulthoodHSK 5
- 成本chéngběncostsHSK 5
- 成果chéngguǒresultHSK 5
- 成熟chéngshúmatureHSK 5
- 成立chénglìto establishHSK 5
- 成长chéngzhǎngto matureHSK 5
- 构成gòuchéngto constituteHSK 5
- 组成zǔchéngto formHSK 5
- 赞成zànchéngto approveHSK 5
- 达成dáchéngto reach (an agreement)HSK 5
- 造成zàochéngto bring aboutHSK 5
- 不成bùchéngwon't doHSK 6
- 合成héchéngto composeHSK 6
- 成交chéngjiāoto complete a contractHSK 6
- 成千上万chéngqiān-shàngwànliterally by the thousands and tens of thousandsHSK 6
- 成效chéngxiàoeffectHSK 6
- 成语chéngyǔset phrase of four charactersHSK 6
- 未成年人wèichéngniánrénminor (i.e. person under 18)HSK 6
- 生成shēngchéngto generateHSK 6
- 一事无成yíshì-wúchéngto have achieved nothingHSK 7
- 一成不变yìchéng-búbiànimmutableHSK 7
- 众志成城zhòngzhì-chéngchéngunity of will is an impregnable strongholdHSK 7
- 八成bāchéngeighty percentHSK 7
- 出口成章chūkǒu-chéngzhāng(of one's speech) eloquentHSK 7
- 分成fēnchéngto divide (into)HSK 7
- 心想事成xīnxiǎng-shìchéngto have one's wishes come trueHSK 7
- 急于求成jíyú-qiúchénganxious for quick results (idiom)HSK 7
- 成全chéngquánto help somebody accomplish his aimHSK 7
Example sentences
- 请把这句话翻译成英语。 Qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng Yīngyǔ.Please translate this sentence into English.
- 工作完成了。 Gōngzuò wánchéng le.The work is completed.
- 她成为一名护士。 Tā chéngwéi yī míng hùshi.She's become a nurse.
- 考试成绩很重要。 Kǎoshì chéngjì hěn zhòngyào.Test results are very important.