DICTIONARY
The Chinese word cheng - 成 - chéng
(to become in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
chéng
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English translations
to become, to accomplish, to complete, to succeed, capable, completed,
to achieve, to accomplish, accomplished, acceptable
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 成 ( chéng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of chéng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 成 ( cheng / chéng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta ba zhe ben shu fanyi cheng le Zhongwen.
Tā bǎ zhè běn shū fānyì chéng le Zhōngwén.– English translation: He translated this book into Chinese.
Character complexity
成 is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to grow up | success
成 ( cheng / chéng ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 67)
成 ( cheng / chéng ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 67)
Chinese example words containing the character 成 ( cheng / chéng )
变成 ( biànchéng = to become ), 成都 ( Chéngdū = Chengdu ), 成功 ( chénggōng = to succeed ), 成绩 ( chéngjī = result ), 成熟 ( chéngshú = mature ), 成为 ( chéngwéi = to become ), 成语 ( chéngyǔ = idiom ), 合成材料 ( héchéng cáiliào = synthetic material ), 合成器 ( héchéngqì = synthesizer ), 完成 ( wánchéng = to complete ), 养成 ( yǎngchéng = to acquire ), 有志者事竟成 ( yǒuzhìzhě shìjìngchéng = where there's a will there's a way ), 组成 ( zǔchéng = component )
Other characters that are pronounced chéng in Chinese
More words that mean to accomplish in Chinese
jiù ( 就 )
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