TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
成立
ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ · chénglì
verb — to establish; to found; to be valid (of an argument or organization)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
成to become; to succeed; to complete (成功的成)chéng戊 (battle-axe/the fifth heavenly stem, associated with completion) with a final stroke — the blow that finishes the work; to become, to succeed
成立，成功的成，建立的立。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一擊完成（成：戊+丿），人立地上（立）——成立了。
The final blow completes (成: 戊 with its closing stroke) and the figure stands firm on the ground (立) — something has come into being.
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