Meta:

  1. 成 is the 59th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 187 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), 丿 (bend), (N/A), (spear)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Cheng2 - surname Cheng
  2. cheng2 - to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn into/to be all right/OK!/one tenth

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

完成 
 
成功 
成就 
成为 (成為)
成长 (成長)

Medium Frequency

切成 
合成 
建成 
形成 
成交 
成人 
成全 
成分 
成名 
成员 (成員)
成年 
成日 
成本 
成果 
成熟 
成真 
成立 
成绩 (成績)
成绩单 (成績單)
成语 (成語)
成都 
成龙 (成龍)
改成 
构成 (構成)
当成 (當成)
看成 
组成 (組成)
变成 (變成)
造成 
达成 (達成)
养成 (養成)

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Meta:

  1. 为 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (power/force), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
 ()
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.