建 jiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 廴 — to walk, to go
- Made of
- 廴 to walk, to go 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
建成
jiànchéng
to finish building
Characters in this word
成 chéng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- Made of
- 丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd
Example phrases
- 新桥建成了。 Xīn qiáo jiànchéng le. The new bridge is finished.
- 学校建成了。 Xuéxiào jiànchéng le. The school is finished.
- 房子快建成。 Fángzi kuài jiànchéng. The house is almost finished.
Related words
- 建 jiàn to build
- 建立 jiànlì to set up; to establish
- 建设 jiànshè to build; construction
- 建议 jiànyì suggestion; to suggest
- 建造 jiànzào to build
- 建筑 jiànzhù building
- 修建 xiūjiàn to build
- 变成 biànchéng to turn into; to become
- 成 chéng to become
- 成绩 chéngjì grades; results
- 成为 chéngwéi to become
- 完成 wánchéng to complete