Chinese symbol for “succeed”
成
chéng
to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish
The closest CC-CEDICT match for succeed is 成 (chéng), defined as: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into.
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
Other Chinese words for “succeed”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed; success |
| 得手 | dé shǒu | to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed |
| 继 (繼) | jì | to continue; to follow after |
| 遂 | suì | to satisfy; to succeed |
| 打响 (打響) | dǎ xiǎng | to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 成.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “succeed”.
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.