6.17Usage: ++++
成
Complete fully developed
- 成人 (chéng rén) Adult Literal. Complete person
- 成婚 (chéng hūn) Married Literal. Completed the process of marriage
- 成型 (chéng xíng) To take shape Literal. Complete form
- 成功 (chéng gōng) Success Literal. Completion of merits
- 成熟 (chéng shú) Mature *Literal. Complete and ripe *
NAMES TO NOTE:
- 成都 (chéng dū) Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province
- 成吉思汗 (chéng jí sī hàn) Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire
+ A LITTLE MORE +
成语 (chéng yǔ) Chengyu(s) / Concise expression(s) Literal. Complete (fully developed) phrase(s) – similar to Western idioms / proverbs. Most of these concise expressions appear as a set of four characters, hence, it is often referred to as "Four-character idioms" or simply "Chinese idioms" in the West.
+ SIMILAR CHRACTERS +
- 土 Ground Radical + 成 = 城 (chéng) City Symbolic. Ground is fully developed
- 讠 Speech Radical + 成 = 诚 (chéng) Sincerity Symbolic. Speech is well-round (complete)
- 皿 Dish Radical + 成 = 盛 (shèng) Abundant / Well to do Symbolic. Complete (full) dish