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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
成功 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
成功 =
ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ · chénggōng
verb/adjective — to succeed; successful

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to complete; to achieve (成為的成)chéng戊(axe/weapon) + 丁(phonetic dīng→chéng) — a weapon driven home; the decisive finishing stroke
achievement; merit (功夫的功)gōng工(labor) + 力(strength) — effort applied to work
成功,成為的成,功夫的功。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

力氣(力→中的力)加上工夫(工→中的工),事情一刀撐過去(戊→中的戊)——那叫
Strength (力 in 功) applied to labor (工 in 功), the decisive stroke (戊 in 成) pushing it through — that is 成功.
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