成

chéng

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

surname Cheng; to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth

nail down (丁) + halberd (戈) = accomplish and complete

A warrior drives a halberd into a task and does not stop until it is done. 丁 here mainly contributes sound (chéng shares its tone family); 戈 carries the force of decisive action.

丁+戈→成
丁A nailPhonetic
戈A halberdSemantic

他努力学习,终于成了一名医生。

tā nǔ lì xué xí, zhōng yú chéng le yī míng yī shēng。

He studied hard and finally became a doctor.

两个人谈了很久,事情终于成了。

liǎng gè rén tán le hěn jiǔ, shì qing zhōng yú chéng le。

The two talked for a long time, and the matter finally succeeded.

Words with 成

成见

chéng jiàn

preconceived idea

造成

zào chéng

to bring about; to create; to cause

促成

cù chéng

to facilitate; to help bring about

成份

chéng fèn

composition

卓有成效

zhuó yǒu chéng xiào

highly effective

成品

chéng pǐn

finished goods

成吉思汗

chéng jí sī hán

Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire

成文法

chéng wén fǎ

statute

收成

shōu chéng

harvest

赞成票

zàn chéng piào

approval

改成

gǎi chéng

to convert

编成

biān chéng

to organize

More characters with 丁

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