成
chéng
- Pinyin
- chéng
- Pinyin (Plain)
- cheng
- Tone
- 2
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 戈
- Readings
- chéngchengTone: 2surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]Order: 0Primary
- Stroke Order Code
- Speed
- Stroke Order Data
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- Meaning
- The character **成 (chéng)** mainly means **“to become” or “to turn into”** and **“to succeed / to accomplish.”** It’s often used in words and phrases about something being completed, achieved, or changing into a new state (for example, 完成 “to finish,” 成功 “success”).
- Metadata
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Usage
The character 成 (chéng) is very common and is usually understood with the core idea of “to become” or “to succeed.” As a standalone verb, it appears in words like 成为 (chéngwéi, “to become”), 成功 (chénggōng, “to succeed; success”), and 完成 (wánchéng, “to complete”). Learners also meet it in everyday phrases such as 成了 (chéng le, “it worked / done”) and 行不行？行，成！(“OK or not? OK, sure!”), where it can mean “all right” or “that works.” In many of these, 成 carries the sense of something reaching a finished or satisfactory state. 成 is also very productive as part of compound words describing degrees, results, or composition. For example, 成绩 (chéngjì, “grades; results”), 成果 (chéngguǒ, “fruit of one’s effort; achievement”), 成本 (chéngběn, “cost”), and 组成 (zǔchéng, “to form; to make up”) all preserve the idea of completion or formation. As a noun in 成语 (chéngyǔ, “set phrase; idiom”), it refers to “fixed” expressions. In grammar, learners frequently see 成 used as a result complement in compounds such as 看成 (“to take [something] as [something else]”), 变成 (“to turn into”), or 听成 (“to mishear as”), reinforcing its basic sense of a change reaching a result.
Handwriting Notes
成 is visually compact and slightly asymmetrical: the left side is more open, while the right side feels denser and more “hooked.” In handwriting, people usually write it in one fluid, slightly curved motion for each component, so the whole character often looks a bit more rounded and less square than in printed fonts. The top-left part tends to be relatively open, and the prominent diagonal stroke and the final hook on the right stand out as the main visual cues, giving the character a dynamic, forward-leaning feel that makes it easy to distinguish from more boxy characters. Handwritten forms can vary in how straight or curved the diagonals are, how sharp or soft the corners appear, and how long or pronounced the final hook is. In quick handwriting or cursive styles, the inner angles may be simplified and the strokes may merge slightly, making the character look more like a continuous shape than separate lines, but the overall silhouette—open on the left, heavier on the right with a clear hook-like ending—remains recognizable. Modern AI handwriting recognition systems are trained to handle these variations, learning to identify 成 across many personal styles, stroke orders, and levels of neatness, so they can correctly recognize it even when written quickly or informally.
Description
成 is a common Chinese character meaning “to become,” “to succeed,” or “to complete.” It is frequently used in words like 成功 (chénggōng, success) and 成为 (chéngwéi, to become). In modern Mandarin, it is pronounced chéng and is usually written with the radical 戈.