成册 (chéng cè) — to be bound into a volume; to be compiled into a book

Definition

成册 (chéng cè) is a formal verb-object phrase meaning materials or pages have been assembled and bound into a finished book or volume — typically used in publishing or archival contexts.

verb
to be bound into a volumeto be compiled into a book

Examples

  • 成册。
    Zhè xiē zī liào yǐ jīng zhěng lǐ chéng cè.
    These materials have been organized and bound into a volume.
  • 。
    Huì yì lùn wén jiāng huì biān chéng cè chū bǎn.
    The conference papers will be compiled into a book and published.
  • 成册，。
    Tā bǎ zhào piàn zhuāng dìng chéng cè, sòng gěi péng you.
    He bound the photos into a book and gave it to a friend.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

成chéngbecome
册cèvolume

成 means become and 册 means a bound volume.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

Open 成 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 冊; 册 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 冊 shows bamboo slips strung together, the pages of a book; the simplified 册 is a later shorthand.

Open 册 →

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