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程
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journey

HSK 3 N2
Abstract →Space
chéng
テイ
ほど、-ほど
정
Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 呈 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "unit of measurement". The meaning later shifted to "rule", "procedure", "sequence", and "journey".
Components
禾 standing grain+ 呈 submit =
程 journey
禾 Meaning component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
呈 Phonetic component
chéng submit
submit, show
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Notes
Similar Characters
兼 double利 profit委 committee年 year朵 flouds秀 elegant秉 wield秊 harvest-year (archaic)秋 autumn稟 report to (trad)穆 reverent囷 round-shaped storage bin季 seasons犂 plow (iii)禿 bald (trad)私 private秃 bald (simp)秆 grain (simp)种 race (simp)科 department
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
程
Regular
Modern
Chinese
程 [Chéng]
surname Cheng
程 [chéng]
rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence
Japanese
程 ほど 同音

noun

  1. usually kana extent; degree; measure
  2. usually kana limit; bounds
  3. usually kana (span of) time
  4. usually kana (a) distance
  5. usually kana the state of; the status of; the condition of (as 〜のほど)

particle

  1. usually kana about; around; approximately; or so
  2. usually kana as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  3. usually kana the more ... the more ... (oft. as 〜ば...ほど)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (5)
スージーほど上手にピアノをひけるとよいのだが。
I wish I could play the piano as well as Susie.
２０ほどの問題で意見の一致をみている。
Some 20 issues have been agreed on.
「小川さんはいつ来たか」「１０分ほど前だ」
"When did Mr Ogawa arrive?" "Ten minutes ago."
ここから３キロほど川上に村が１つある。
There is a village about three kilometers up the river from here.
Japanese Names
程 ちえん
Chien unclassified name
程 てい
Tei surname
程 のり
Nori surname
程 ほど
Hodo surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
过程 [guò​chéng] #1,630
course of events
过程 [guò​chéng] #1,630
course of events
程度 [chéng​dù] #2,149
degree (level or extent)
工程 [gōng​chéng] #4,691
engineering
程序 [chéng​xù] #1,808
procedures
课程 [kè​chéng] #3,231
course
课程 [kè​chéng] #3,231
course
旅程 [lǚ​chéng] #3,682
journey
进程 [jìn​chéng] #8,230
process
进程 [jìn​chéng] #8,230
process
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (172)
⭐ 程度 [ていど] #677
degree
⭐ 先ほど [さきほど] #1,469
a short while ago
ある程度 [あるていど] #2,277
to some extent
⭐ 過程 [かてい] #5,110
process
⭐ 驚くほど [おどろくほど] #5,392
to a surprising degree
山ほど [やまほど] #6,497
lots of
死ぬほど [しぬほど] #7,386
to death (bored, scared, etc.)
⭐ 道のり [みちのり] #7,599
distance
⭐ 日程 [にってい] #8,007
schedule
程に [ほどに] #9,019
the more ... the more ...
162 more items
KOREAN WORDS (7)
과정 #18,875
process
공정
process
노정
itinerary
방정식
equation
상정
introduction; presentation
음정
pitch
일정표
schedule