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成長

せいちょう

growth

Mnemonic

It got there and it got longer while nobody was watching it do either. Say せい it, and the same chow ちょう as 長. The tree is over the fence now: せいちょう.

Built from

become, achieve
Built on 戈 a halberd, with a stroke carried through it. Seeing a thing all the way to the end of itself.
long, chief
Long hair on an old figure, drawn flowing down.

Words sharing these kanji

success completion, finish long chief, head

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