成型 (chéng xíng) — to take shape, to become formed | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

成型 (chéngxíng) emphasizes a finished, completed shape — 'to have taken form.' Unlike 形成, it stresses the result rather than the process, and is more physical/concrete than 塑造's figurative 'to shape.'

verb

to take shapeto become formed

Examples

，成型。
Jīng guò duō nián de fā zhǎn, zhè ge chéng shì zhōng yú chéng xíng le.
After years of development, this city finally took shape.
成型。
Tā de xiǎng fǎ hái méi yǒu wán quán chéng xíng.
His ideas haven't fully taken shape yet.
成型。
Zhè ge diāo sù zhèng zài màn màn chéng xíng.
This sculpture is slowly taking shape.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

'成' means form and '型' means shape, so it conveys taking shape or becoming formed.

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

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.

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

刑土型

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

刑

刑xíng型xíng

Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

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