教程 (jiào chéng) — course of study; instructional material (such a…

Definition

noun

course of studyinstructional material (such as a textbook or published lectures)

Measure word · 个

教程。
Zhè běn jiào chéng duì chū xué zhě hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
This tutorial is very helpful for beginners.
教程。
Lǎo shī gēn jù zhè běn jiào chéng lái shàng kè.
The teacher uses this tutorial to give lessons.
教程。
Zhè běn jiào chéng de nèi róng fēi cháng xiáng xì.
The content of this tutorial is very detailed.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

教 refers to teaching, and 程 to a course or sequence, giving a course of study.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

子子zǐchild

攵Written in full as攴pūteaching cane; stick that represents authority

Sound part声符shēngfú

爻

爻yáo教jiào

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

教 uses 爻 for its sound and puts 子 (child) with 攵 (攴), a teaching cane, to show teaching a child.

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

Same sound today

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

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