程

chéng

rule

surname Cheng; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence

grain (禾) + chéng sound (呈) = measured order and procedure

Ancient grain measurement was the original standard of regulated quantity, naturally extending to rules, sequences, and formulas. 呈 mainly gives the pronunciation chéng; 禾 carries the conceptual weight.

禾+呈→程
呈To presentPhonetic
禾GrainSemantic

我们按照程序一步一步来做。

wǒ men àn zhào chéng xù yī bù yī bù lái zuò。

We follow the procedure step by step.

这段路程比我想的要远一些。

zhè duàn lù chéng bǐ wǒ xiǎng de yào yuǎn yī xiē。

This stretch of journey is a bit farther than I thought.

Words with 程

运程

yùn chéng

one's fortune (in astrology)

计程车

jì chéng chē

(Tw) taxi; cab

起程

qǐ chéng

to set out

赛程

sài chéng

competition schedule

前程

qián chéng

future (career etc) prospects

应用程序

yìng yòng chéng xù

(computing) program

程式

chéng shì

form

通识课程

tōng shí kè chéng

general course

进程

jìn chéng

course of events; process

运动方程

yùn dòng fāng chéng

equations of motion

过程

guò chéng

course of events

道路工程

dào lù gōng chéng

road construction

More characters with 禾

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