CHENG-2

('cheng' in the second tone)

There are about 38 standard Chinese characters that are spoken 'cheng'. Seven of them contain as sound-determining element the character 成 = cheng(2) = to become, to succeed.

成 = to become, to succeed

For the meaning 'to become' the following two-character word is more common:

成为 = cheng(2)wei(2) = to become

成为好朋友 = cheng(2)wei(2) hao(3) peng(2)you(-) = to become good friends

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城 = wall, urban area, city

城都 = chend(2)du(1) = Chengdu (capital of Sezhuan provine)

长城 = chang(2)cheng(2) = The Great Wall

The morpheme / character 城 is also used in fahionable place names:

中港城 = zhong(1) gang(3) cheng(2) = China Hongkong City (where the Macau ferries depart in Kowloon)

Please note the abbbreviations of 中国 into 中, and of 香港 into 港.

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乘 = to ride, to use a means of transportation

乘坐 = cheng(2)zuo(4) = to take a ride

Inscription on Chinese train tickets:

限乘当日当次车 = xian(4) cheng(2) dang(1) ri(4) dang(1) ci(4) che(1) = Restricted to ride just at the day and just on the train numbered

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程 = regulation, order

程序 = cheng(2)xu(4) = computer programs

序 = xu(4) = sequence, to arrange in order