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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.

WordPinyinMeaning
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
成员 (成員)chéng yuánmember
熟悉shú xīto be familiar with; to know well
熟练 (熟練)shú liànpracticed; 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.

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