成

Centers on the transition from potentiality to actuality across three dimensions: successful realization of a goal or purpose; formation, crystallization, or attaining a specific status/nature (often moving from a latent state to a fixed identity); and establishment in the sense of being settled, validated, or binding.

Can function as a transitive verb (to accomplish, achieve), an intransitive or stative verb (to be completed, ready, or successful), or as a resultative complement following another verb to indicate that the action succeeded in producing its intended result.

Contrast with 畢 (bì): while both can mean "finished," 畢 typically denotes exhaustion or total depletion of a sequence, whereas 成 emphasizes the achievement of a form or the success of an outcome.

Historically suggests the act of assembling or setting up.

When determining the contextual meaning, consider whether the focus is on the result (success/achievement), the state (validity/establishment), or the process (proper formation). Consider if the text implies a temporal ending (a deadline met) versus a structural achievement (something constructed).