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成 — to succeed; to finish; to complete

to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become

Pinyin
chéng · Chéng
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — chéng, Chéng — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 成: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

成 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 成 in the HSK syllabus: 57

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 变成biànchéngto change into; to turn into; to becomeHSK 3
  2. 成绩chéngjìachievement; performance records; gradesHSK 3
  3. 完成wánchéngto complete; to accomplishHSK 3
  4. 成功chénggōngto succeed; success; successful; fruitfulHSK 4
  5. 成为chéngwéito become; to turn intoHSK 4
  6. 养成yǎngchéngto cultivate; to raise; to form; to acquireHSK 4
  7. 成本chéngběncostsHSK 5
  8. 成分chéngfèncomposition; ingredient; element; componentHSK 5
  9. 成果chéngguǒresult; achievement; gain; profitHSK 5
  10. 成就chéngjiùaccomplishment; success; achievement; to achieveHSK 5
  11. 成立chénglìto establish; to set up; to be tenableHSK 5
  12. 成年chéngniánto grow to adulthood; fully grown; adultHSK 5
  13. 成人chéngrénto reach adulthood; an adultHSK 5
  14. 成熟chéngshúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripenHSK 5
  15. 成员chéngyuánmemberHSK 5
  16. 成长chéngzhǎngto mature; to grow; growthHSK 5
  17. 达成dáchéngto reach; to accomplishHSK 5
  18. 当成dàngchéngto consider as; to take to beHSK 5
  19. 构成gòuchéngto constitute; to form; to compose; to make upHSK 5
  20. 形成xíngchéngto form; to take shapeHSK 5
  21. 赞成zànchéngto approve; to endorse; to assistHSK 5
  22. 造成zàochéngto bring about; to create; to causeHSK 5
  23. 组成zǔchéngto form; to make up; to constituteHSK 5
  24. 不成bùchéngwon't do; unable to; can that be?HSK 6
  25. 成chéngshort name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]HSK 6
  26. 成交chéngjiāoto complete a contract; to reach a dealHSK 6
  27. 成千上万chéngqiān-shàngwànby the thousands and tens of thousandsHSK 6
  28. 成效chéngxiàoeffect; resultHSK 6
  29. 成语chéngyǔChinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adageHSK 6
  30. 合成héchéngto compose; to constitute; compound; synthesisHSK 6
  31. 生成shēngchéngto generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into beingHSK 6
  32. 未成年人wèichéngniánrénminorHSK 6
  33. 八成bāchéngeighty percent; most probably; most likelyHSK 7–9
  34. 成才chéngcáito make sth of oneselfHSK 7–9
  35. 成家chéngjiāto settle down and get marriedHSK 7–9
  36. 成家立业chéngjiā-lìyèto get married and start a career; to settle downHSK 7–9
  37. 成品chéngpǐnfinished goods; a finished productHSK 7–9
  38. 成全chéngquánto help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeedHSK 7–9
  39. 成群结队chéngqún-jiéduìmaking up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers; as a large crowdHSK 7–9
  40. 成天chéngtiānall day long; all the timeHSK 7–9

And 17 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.