HSK 5
成语
成語
Meaning
- Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
- idiom
- proverb
- saying
- adage
- set expression
- Traditional
- 成語
- Pinyin
- chéng yǔ
- Classifier
- 条|條(tiáo), 本(běn), 句(jù)
Character reference
Components and radical classification
成
chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
Primary radical戈 · halberd
语
yǔwords, language; saying, expression
Primary radical讠 · speech
語
yǔwords, language; saying, expression
Primary radical言 · speech
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
Stroke order and writing practice
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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details