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成 chéng — “to become”

How to write and say the Chinese character 成 (chéng), which means to become — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Can & must.

Stroke order笔顺

成 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A blade 戈 striking true — the job is done, complete; it has become.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

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