TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
成
成 ＝ 戊 ＋ 丁
ㄔㄥˊ · chéng
verb — to become; to complete, succeed
字源 FORM — what the parts do
戊義a long-handled axe
{t,d}↔{zh,ch,sh}IFTdīng → chéng — the {t,d}↔{zh,ch,sh} crossing; final and tone shift too
A long-handled axe (戊) with 丁 tucked inside for the sound, worn from dīng to chéng. Together they write completion — 完成; and a thing completed has turned into something: 成為、成功.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
最後一斧（戊）落下，木屋立起來了。
The last axe-stroke (戊) falls; the cabin stands.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)完成— to complete, finish常用
→成為、變成— to become — arrive at being常用
→成功— to succeed
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
戌xūthe lookalike axe — 戌 bars its inside with a stroke, 成 hangs there城＝ 土 ＋ chéng成 lends sound and sense — earth (土) added, the finished wall