HSK 3 · Start & Finish

成功

chéng gōng

success; to succeed

Stroke order of 成功

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

成 · 6 strokes功 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

Achieving (成) work (功: 工 + 力) means success.

Parts: 成 complete + 功 merit (工 work + 力 strength)

The characters in 成功

成 chéng — to become; to succeed (6 strokes)

Example sentence

祝你成功！

Wish you success!

Words with 成

成绩grade; result 变成to turn into 成to become; to succeed 成为to become 完成to complete 组成to form; to make up 成员member 成熟mature; ripe 形成to form 成长to grow up 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 建成to complete (building)成立to found; to establish 造成to cause

Words with 功

功课homework; schoolwork 功能function 功夫kung fu; skill

More words: Start & Finish

开始to start; beginning 结束to end; to finish 停止to stop 断to break; to cut off 打破to break 取消to cancel 初beginning; first 初步initial; preliminary 终于finally 总结to sum up; summary 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 达到to reach; to achieve 后果consequence 效果effect; result

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