成人

Etymology · 词源

“成”的历史构形可以这样理解：戊主要提示意义范围；丁主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “人”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“成人”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Phonosemantic compound. 戊 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. The 戊 (axe) component is used to represent defending a city. Based on the original meaning "city", now written as 城. The meaning later shifted to "build", "accomplish", and "complete". Pictograph of the side view of a person. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 成人 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。