程chéng
process, rules; journey, trip; agenda, schedule. 12 strokes, radical 禾, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 程
Strokes 1–5 write 禾, then strokes 6–12 write 呈.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 程 · the stroke-order rules
What 程 is made of
禾 (hé, cereal) and 呈 (chéng, to petition).
禾 carries the meaning — grain — and 呈 carries the sound.
Words that use 程
| 课程 | a course 学校安排学生要学的一门内容 这学期学校新开了一门课程。The school has just opened a new course this term. Lesson 111, 课堂时光 · 校园成长与学习探索 · Campus Growth & Learning Adventures |
| 程度 | the degree or extent of something 事情达到的深浅或高低状况 这次灾害造成的损失程度很深。the degree of loss caused by this disaster runs deep. Lesson 157, 气象变化与实地考察 · 气候环境与地理风貌 · Climate, Environment & Regional Geography |
| 过程 | process 事情从开始到结束经过的步骤 整座大桥的建设过程十分艰难。The whole bridge-building process was extremely difficult. Lesson 194, 历史铭刻与丰碑纪念 · 城市建设与宏伟工程 · Urban Infrastructure, Engineering & Construction |
| 程序 | a procedure, protocol 做事要依照的规定步骤 技术人员依照规范程序测距离。Technicians measured the distance in strict accordance with the procedure. Lesson 255, 规程检验与求索笃行 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 工程 | a large engineering project 需要大量人力物力才能完成的建设工作 跨海大桥这项工程规模十分宏大。This cross-sea bridge project is enormous in scale. Lesson 282, 宏基伟业与工程规程 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 行程 | itinerary, schedule 指路途的安排和进度 老板每天排好当天的行程。The owner sets out the day's itinerary each morning. Lesson 666, 修车讲信 · 行稳致远与宏图大展 · Prudent Governance & Grand Strategy |
| 工程师 | an engineer who designs technical systems 学过专业技术，负责设计或检查机器的人 这位工程师负责检查每台机器的性能。the engineer is responsible for checking the performance of every machine. Lesson 127, 生产制造 · 职场工作与商业社会 · Workplace, Commerce & Society |
More characters with the radical 禾
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 禾 radical page.