战成 (zhàn chéng) — to end in a draw; to fight to a tie

Definition

verb

to end in a drawto fight to a tie

战成。
Liǎng duì zhàn chéng píng jú.
The two teams fought to a draw.
战成22。
Zhè chǎng bǐ sài zuì zhōng zhàn chéng 2 bǐ 2.
This match ended in a 2-2 draw.
战成。
Tā men zhàn chéng le píng shǒu.
They fought to a tie.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

战 as fighting and 成 as reaching a state combine to describe a contest ending in a tie.

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.

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

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.