Chinese symbol for “success”
成功
chéng gōng
to succeed; success; successful; fruitful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for success is 成功 (chéng gōng), defined as: to succeed; success; successful; fruitful.
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 “success”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment; success |
| 佳绩 (佳績) | jiā jì | good result; success |
| 胜 (勝) | shèng | victory; success |
| 胜出 (勝出) | shèng chū | to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 成功.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 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 |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function; capability |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art |
| 功率 | gōng lǜ | power (rate of doing work, measured in watts) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “success”.
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.