成人
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
成人 (chéngrén) · adult
成人 (chéngrén) means “adult; to grow up”. It is written with 2 characters: 成 (to become) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 成人 is built
The characters
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这张票是成人票还是儿童票？Zhè zhāng piào shì chéngrén piào háishi értóng piào?Is this an adult ticket or a child ticket?
他已经长大成人了。Tā yǐjīng zhǎngdà chéngrén le.He has grown up into an adult.
Questions about 成人
What does 成人 mean?
成人 (chéngrén) means “adult; to grow up”.
How do you pronounce 成人?
成人 is pronounced chéngrén.
Which HSK level is 成人?
成人 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
- 成绩chéngjìgrades
- 成为chéngwéito become
- 完成wánchéngto complete
- 组成zǔchéngto form
- 成功chénggōngsuccess
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 成熟chéngshúripe
Learn 成人 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.