成都
Chinese
    
finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth  | 
metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already  | ||
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| simp. and trad. (成都)  | 
成 | 都 | |
Etymology
    
May be the transcription of a native non-Chinese word. Attested on excavated artefacts dating to the late Warring States Period, as well as in the Records of the Grand Historian.
Compare 邛都, 新都 (Xīndū), 廣都/广都, 筰都, 武都 (Wǔdū), all of which are toponyms in present-day southwest China with 都 (OC *taː) as the second syllable. In particular, according to the Records of the Grand Historian, 邛都 (OC *ɡoŋ taː) and 筰都 (OC *zaːɡ taː) were originally names of tribes that were "Southwestern Barbarians" (西南夷 (Xīnányí)).
Pronunciation
    
Proper noun
    
成都
- (~市) Chengdu (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, China)
 - (~市) (historical) Chengdu (the capital city of the kingdom of Shu)
 
Synonyms
    
Derived terms
    
- 成都人
 - 成都話/成都话
 
Descendants
    
Others:
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 成 | 都 | 
| せい Grade: 4  | 
と Grade: 3  | 
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling | 
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| 成都 (kyūjitai) | 
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 成 | 都 | 
| ちぇん Grade: 4  | 
どぅ Grade: 3  | 
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling | 
|---|
| 成都 (kyūjitai) | 
Proper noun
    
成都 or 成都 • (Seito or Chendu)
- Chengdu (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China)
 
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