方程 (fāng chéng) — equation | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

equation

Measure word · 个

Examples

方程。
Wǒ men xū yào jiě zhè ge fāng chéng.
We need to solve this equation.
方程。
Lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě le yí gè fāng chéng.
The teacher wrote an equation on the blackboard.
方程。
Zhè ge fāng chéng yǒu liǎng gè wèi zhī shù.
This equation has two unknowns.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

程chéngprocedure

方程 joins 方 (method) and 程 (procedure) to name a mathematical equation.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾呈程

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

呈

呈chéng程chéng

Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

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