养成
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
养成 (yǎngchéng) · to form (a habit)
养成 (yǎngchéng) means “to form (a habit); to develop; to cultivate”. It is written with 2 characters: 养 (to raise (animals)) + 成 (to become). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 养成 is built
The characters
养 yǎng · to raise (animals)
What 养 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 儿 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Example sentences
他养成了早起的习惯。Tā yǎngchéng le zǎo qǐ de xíguàn.He has formed the habit of getting up early.
怎样养成好的学习习惯?Zěnyàng yǎngchéng hǎo de xuéxí xíguàn?How do you form good study habits?
Questions about 养成
What does 养成 mean?
养成 (yǎngchéng) means “to form (a habit); to develop; to cultivate”.
How do you pronounce 养成?
养成 is pronounced yǎngchéng.
Which HSK level is 养成?
养成 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
- 疗养liáoyǎngto recuperate
- 培养péiyǎngto foster
- 保养bǎoyǎngto maintain
- 抚养fǔyǎngto raise
- 教养jiàoyǎngupbringing
- 饲养sìyǎngto raise
- 修养xiūyǎngself-cultivation
- 养yǎngto raise (animals)
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
Learn 养成 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.