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成

chéng

HSK 3 Character

What 成 means

1. to succeed
2. to finish
3. to complete
4. to accomplish
5. to become
6. to turn into
7. to be all right
8. OK!
9. one tenth

Other readings

成 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Chéngsurname Cheng; short name for Chengdu {成都|Chéng dū}

Example sentences

• 这是成了
  This task has been complete.
• 完成了。
  Done.
• 完成了！
  It's done!
• 他是成龙。
  Tā shì Chéng Lóng.
  He's Jackie Chan.
• 祝你成功。
  I wish you success.
• 梦想成真。
  The dream has come true.

Words starting with 成

• 成为chéng wéito become; to turn into
• 成功chéng gōngto succeed; success; successful; fruitful
• 成绩chéng jìachievement; performance records; grades
• 成熟chéng shúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. chéng shóu
• 成立chéng lìto establish; to set up; to be tenable
• 成长chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow; growth
• 成果chéng guǒresult; achievement; gain
• 成就chéng jiùaccomplishment; success; achievement
• 成分chéng fèncomposition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status
• 成语chéng yǔChinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or…
• 成员chéng yuánmember
• 成本chéng běn(manufacturing, production etc) costs
• 成天chéng tiān(colloquial) all day long; all the time
• 成交chéng jiāoto complete a contract; to reach a deal
• 成效chéng xiàoeffect; result
• 成心chéng xīnintentionally; deliberately; on purpose
• 成人chéng rénto reach adulthood; an adult
• 成年chéng niánto grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year
• 成名chéng míngto make one's name; to become famous
• 成年人chéng nián rénadult person
• 成千上万chéng qiān shàng wàn(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); (fig.) untold numbers…
• 成群chéng qúnin groups; large numbers of; grouping
• 成绩单chéng jì dānschool report or transcript
• 成就感chéng jiù gǎnsense of achievement

Words containing 成

• 完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
• 变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into; to become
• 造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
• 组成zǔ chéngto form; to make up; to constitute
• 形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
• 养成yǎng chéngto cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit)
• 构成gòu chéngto constitute; to form; to compose
• 赞成zàn chéngto approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist
• 达成dá chéngto reach (an agreement); to accomplish
• 合成hé chéngto compose; to constitute; compound
• 落成luò chéngto complete a construction project
• 现成xiàn chéngready-made; readily available
• 相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another
• 急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result…
• 当成dàng chéngto consider as; to take to be
• 建成jiàn chéngto establish; to build
• 分成fēn chéngto divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into
• 改成gǎi chéngto convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)
• 换成huàn chéngto exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into
• 看成kàn chéngto regard as
• 制成zhì chéngto manufacture; to turn out (a product)
• 生成shēng chéngto generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with…
• 集成jí chéngintegrated (as in integrated circuit)
• 打成dǎ chéngto beat (sb or sth) into (a certain condition); to denounce (sb) as (sth contemptible)

Characters that look like 成

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn
• 庇bìto protect; cover; shelter
• 戎rónggeneric term for weapons (old); army (matters); military affairs
• 朮shùvariant of 术
• 戍shùgarrison
• 戌quused in 屈戌儿

Sounds the same

Read chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 城city walls; city; town
• 程rule; order; regulations
• 诚(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
• 承to bear; to carry; to hold
• 乘to ride; to mount; to make use of
• 惩to punish; to reprimand; to warn
• 呈to present to a superior; memorial; petition
• 澄clear; limpid; to clarify
• 橙orange tree; orange (color)
• 丞deputy
• 盛to hold; to contain; to ladle
• 宬(literary) archive room; library…