• 59th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 396 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chéng (Cheng2)surname Cheng
2. chéng (cheng2)to succeed • to finish • to complete • to accomplish • to become • to turn into • to be all right • OK! • one tenth

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

完成 
成功 
成就 
成为 (成為)
成长 (成長)
变成 (變成)

Uncommon

事业有成 (事業有成)
切成 
合成 
建成 
形成 
成交 
成人 
成全 
成分 
成名 
成员 (成員)
成天 
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)
造成 
达成 (達成)
养成 (養成)

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  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.54% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 234 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (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. wèi (wei4)because of • for • to
3. wéi (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. wèi (wei4)variant of 為|为[wei4], because of • for • to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

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

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
人为 (人為)
作为 (作為)
做为 (做為)
分为 (分為)
改为 (改為)
更为 (更為)
最为 (最為)
极为 (極為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
为难 (為難)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
华为 (華為)
行为 (行為)
视为 (視為)
誉为 (譽為)
身为 (身為)
较为 (較為)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.