to become famous overnight; to achieve instant fame
一 · 1 strokes
A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.
举 · 9 strokes
Simplified form of 舉. Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 與 represents the sound.
成 · 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.
名 · 6 strokes
Depicts a mouth (口) saying their own name at night (夕) when it is too dark for others to see them.
他凭借这部电影一举成名。
He became famous overnight with this movie.