程
Cheng2
#314 most
frequent character
surname Cheng
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
程 has 禾 grain as the meaning part and 呈 chéng for the sound. Grain suggests the old sense, which involved measuring. That grew into 'construction', 'process', 'progress', and 'course'.
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