逞 (chěng): to show off, to flaunt, to carry out or succeed in a scheme

逞 (chěng) is a Chinese character meaning “to show off.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 呈 (phonetic). It ranks #2835 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 逞 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 辶 walk10 strokesFrequency #2835辶 semantic呈 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to show off
  2. to flaunt
  3. to carry out or succeed in a scheme

Etymology & Origin

逞

pictophoneticwalk

Decomposition: ⿺辶呈 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Components:辶semantic呈phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
得逞dé chěngto prevail
逞强chěng qiángto show off
逞能chěng néngto show off one's ability
不逞之徒bù chěng zhī túdesperado
逞其口舌chěng qí kǒu shéto boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)
一逞兽欲yī chěng shòu yùto give way to one's beastly lust
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Total compounds
50
As first character
17
As last character
33
As middle character

逞 appears in 6 compound words: 50 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 逞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

狠hěn
0.477186 co-occurrences
凶xiōng
0.449252 co-occurrences
得dé
0.4214,050 co-occurrences
奸jiān
0.411162 co-occurrences
欲yù
0.362192 co-occurrences
未wèi
0.3621,134 co-occurrences
憾hàn
0.36048 co-occurrences
徒tú
0.347276 co-occurrences
陆lù
0.347342 co-occurrences
舌shé
0.34272 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

不逞之徒bùchěngzhītúHSK 7+

desperado; the unruly

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解逞字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。

le xiè chěng zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .

Understanding the origin of the character "逞" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.

Character Family

辶 Radical Family — Characters sharing the walk radical

迸bèng逼bī避bì边biān遍biàn迟chí达dá逮dǎi道dào递dì

Related Characters

边biān过guò还hái这zhè进jìn远yuǎn送sòng道dào迎yíng运yùn

Homophones — Characters pronounced chěng

程chéng撑chēng成chéng呈chéng承chéng诚chéng城chéng乘chéng惩chéng澄chéng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 逞 (chěng) mean in Chinese?
逞 (chěng) primarily means "to show off." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2835 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 逞 have?
逞 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 逞?
The radical associated with 逞 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 逞?
逞 is composed of: 辶 (semantic), 呈 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶呈 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 逞?
Common words with 逞 include: 得逞 (dé chěng, "to prevail"); 逞强 (chěng qiáng, "to show off"); 逞能 (chěng néng, "to show off one's ability"); 不逞之徒 (bù chěng zhī tú, "desperado"); 逞其口舌 (chěng qí kǒu shé, "to boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 逞 (chěng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chěng: 程 (rule), 撑 (to support), 成 (to succeed), 呈 (to present to a superior), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 逞 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 逞 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.