成
Cheng2
#59 most
frequent character
surname Cheng
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
成 joins 戌 battle axe with 丁 dīng as a sound part. It first meant 'city walls', a sense now written 城. The word for 'to achieve' was borrowed for its sound; from that came 'to become' and 'to establish'.
Drawn as: battle axe
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