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HSK 2 N2
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chéng
セイ、ジョウ
な.る、な.す、-な.す
성
Depicts defending city walls (丁) with an axe (戌). 丁 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "city", now written as 城. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
戌 11th terrestrial branch+ 丁 fourth =
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戌 Iconic component
xū 11th terrestrial branch
Depicts an axe.
丁 Phonetic component
dīng fourth
male adult
Depicts city walls.
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Notes
Similar Characters
咸 everybody (simp)威 might烕 destroy亭 pavilion仃 solitary厅 room (simp)叮 sting寧 calm (trad/jp)打 strike正 correct汀 sandbar灯 lamp (jp)玎 jingling町 town疔 boil盯 stare at真 true耵 cerumen虰 less common word訂 place an order (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
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Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
成
Regular
Modern
Chinese
成 [Chéng]
surname Cheng
成 [chéng]
to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
成 あきら
Akira female given name
成 おさむ
Osamu given name
成 さだむ
Sadamu unclassified name
成 しげ
Shige unclassified name
成 しげる
Shigeru given name
成 しん
Shin surname
成 じょう
Jō unclassified name
成 すすむ
Susumu given name
成 せい
Sei surnamegiven name
成 せいじ
Seiji unclassified name
成 そよん
Soyon surname
成 そん
Son surnamegiven name
成 なり
Nari female given nameplace name
成 なりさき
Narisaki surname
成 なりすえ
Narisue unclassified name
成 なる
Naru place namesurnamefemale given name
成 はかる
Hakaru unclassified name
成 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
成 びんせい
Binsei given name
成 みち
Michi female given name
成 みのる
Minoru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
成为 [chéng​wéi] #356
to become
成为 [chéng​wéi] #356
to become
成功 [Chéng​gōng] #535
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái​dōng​Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
完成 [wán​chéng] #606
to complete
变成 [biàn​chéng] #552
to change into
变成 [biàn​chéng] #552
to change into
造成 [zào​chéng] #1,266
to bring about
形成 [xíng​chéng] #4,198
to form
成员 [chéng​yuán] #1,363
member
成员 [chéng​yuán] #1,363
member
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 成功 [せいこう] #979
success
⭐ 成長 [せいちょう] #1,155
growth
⭐ 完成 [かんせい] #1,241
completion
⭐ 成果 [せいか] #2,754
(good) result
⭐ 成立 [せいりつ] #2,759
formation
⭐ 成績 [せいせき] #2,819
results
⭐ 賛成 [さんせい] #2,886
approval
⭐ 達成 [たっせい] #2,942
achievement
⭐ 構成 [こうせい] #3,974
composition
⭐ 作成 [さくせい] #5,451
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.)
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (69)
성공 #6,426
success
성장 #14,341
growth
성인 #16,317
adult; grown-up
완성 #19,008
completion
구성 #25,796
formation; organization
성형 #28,736
shaping
찬성 #31,748
agreement; consent
작성 #34,160
writing; filling in; drawing up
형성 #35,222
formation; building; development
미성년자 #45,162
minor
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