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铸成 (zhù chéng) — to cast (metal) into a shape; to forge; to create (often figuratively)

Definition

铸成 means 'to cast/forge into' — literally shaping molten metal, but usually used figuratively for a result that is gradually built or hardened (性格, 成功). The 把-construction is common: 把…铸成…

verb
to cast (metal) into a shapeto forgeto create (often figuratively)

Examples

  • 铸成。
    Gōng rén bǎ tiě zhù chéng le yì kǒu guō.
    The worker cast the iron into a pot.
  • 铸成。
    Zhè cì shī bài zhù chéng le tā jiān qiáng de xìng gé.
    This failure forged his strong character.
  • 铸成。
    Duō nián de nǔ lì zhù chéng le tā de chéng gōng.
    Years of effort forged his success.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

铸zhùcast
成chéngcomplete

铸 gives the idea of casting metal, and 成 adds the idea of completion, so the whole means to forge into a shape.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鑄; 铸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
壽
壽shòu鑄zhù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional 鑄 pairs 金 (metal) with 壽 to give the sound; the simplified 铸 is a later shorthand.

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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.

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Industry & Manufacturing

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