漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
成: turn into, become
Also: get, grow, elapse, reach
戈 carries the meaning · 𠂊 gives the sound
Four readings, and the words that use each
セイsei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 成功するせいこうするsucceed [v.i.]
- 成長するせいちょうするgrow
- 成立するせいりつするform, be born, be completed
- 賛成するさんせいするagree
- 完成するかんせいするcomplete, achieve
- 成績せいせきgrades (school)
- 成人式せいじんしきcoming-of-age celebration
ジョウjou · on'yomi
- 成就するじょうじゅするaccomplish, fulfill
- 成仏するじょうぶつするdie (peacefully)
なるnaru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 成るなるbecome [v.i.]
なすnasu · kun'yomi
- 成すなすaccomplish [v.t.]
Also read -なす, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)戊 (meaning) + 丁 (sound)
The phonetic component is not 囗 or 口, as folk etymology states. According to Ji Xusheng 季旭昇, its original meaning was "city walls", with a reference to something protected conveyed by the weapon.
Source: Wiktionary, 成 (rev. 92161287), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Arm yourself! The long slanting stroke is the shaft, the short horizontal stroke is the blade, and the little dot is the tassel tied near the top.”
Connections
成 gives its sound to
The family reading is セイ (sei). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chéng
Same form: 成 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 成 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 成 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chéng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.