盛

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flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

皿 meaning “dish” + 成 sound ( chéng )

Components 成皿

flourishing · Heisig RSH #2490

成 turn into + dish

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
法拉盛	Fǎ lā shèng	Flushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York Ci…
太平盛世	tài píng shèng shì	peace and prosperity (idiom)
盛极一时	shèng jí yī shí	all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time
华盛顿特区	Huá shèng dùn tè qū	Washington D.C. (US federal capital)
女体盛	nǚ tǐ chéng	nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woma…
罗盛教	Luó Chéng jiào	Luo Chengjiao (1931-1952), PRC hero of the volunteer army in Korea
盛大舞会	shèng dà wǔ huì	grand ball
华盛顿时报	Huá shèng dùn Shí bào	Washington Times (newspaper)
年轻气盛	nián qīng qì shèng	full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth
极盛时期	jí shèng shí qī	most flourishing period; Golden Age
盛大	shèng dà	grand; majestic; magnificent
盛行率	shèng xíng lǜ	prevalence; incidence
盛行	shèng xíng	to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
盛会	shèng huì	pageant; distinguished meeting
气盛	qì shèng	red-blooded; full of vim; impetuous
盛气	shèng qì	grand and heroic; exuberant character
高盛	Gāo shèng	Goldman Sachs
盛事	shèng shì	grand occasion
盛开	shèng kāi	blooming; in full flower
盛德	shèng dé	splendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness

Characters sharing the sound component 成 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
成 sound part	chéng	to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
城	chéng	castle, city, town; municipality
诚	chéng	honest, sincere, true; actually, really
晟	shèng	bright, clear, splendid
铖	chéng	surname