to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
成 (Chéng) · 6 strokes
Depicts defending city walls (丁) with an axe (戌). 丁 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "city", now written as 城. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
立 (Lì) · 5 strokes
Pictograph of a person standing on the ground.