Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a
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.
语 · 9 strokes
Simplified form of 語. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound.