Chinese symbol for “ripen”

成熟

chéng shú

mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ripen is 成熟 (chéng shú), defined as: mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2].

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

成 chéng

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

radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes

熟 shú

well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with

radical 86 ⽕ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 成熟.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
成为 (成為)	chéng wéi	to become; to turn into
完成	wán chéng	to complete; to accomplish
成功	chéng gōng	to succeed; success
成立	chéng lì	to establish; to set up
造成	zào chéng	to bring about; to create; to cause
成员 (成員)	chéng yuán	member
熟悉	shú xī	to be familiar with; to know well
熟练 (熟練)	shú liàn	practiced; proficient

See also: Japanese symbol for “ripen”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.