程序
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
程序 (chéngxù) · procedure
程序 (chéngxù) means “procedure; program (computer); order”. It is written with 2 characters: 程 (process) + 序 (order). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 程序 is built
The characters
程 chéng · process
What 程 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 呈chéng — to petition
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 呈 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
序 xù · order
What 序 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 予yǔ — to give
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 广 gives the meaning, 予 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请按照程序办理。Qǐng ànzhào chéngxù bànlǐ.Please follow the procedure.
申请签证的程序复杂吗？Shēnqǐng qiānzhèng de chéngxù fùzá ma?Is the visa application procedure complicated?
Questions about 程序
What does 程序 mean?
程序 (chéngxù) means “procedure; program (computer); order”.
How do you pronounce 程序?
程序 is pronounced chéngxù.
Which HSK level is 程序?
程序 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 程度chéngdùlevel
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 过程guòchéngprocess
- 课程kèchéngcourse
- 工程gōngchéngproject
- 日程rìchéngschedule
- 里程碑lǐchéngbēimilestone
- 启程qǐchéngto set out on a journey
- 章程zhāngchéngrules
- 专程zhuānchéngspecially
Learn 程序 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.