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Chinese symbol for “course”

课程
kè chéng
Traditional: 課程
course; academic program; measure word: 堂 (táng), 节 (jié), 门 (mén)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for course is 课程 (kè chéng), defined as: course; academic program; measure word: 堂 (táng), 节 (jié), 门 (mén).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

课 kè
subject, lesson, course; classwork
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
程 chéng
process, rules; journey, trip; agenda, schedule
radical 115 ⽲ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “course”

WordPinyinMeaning
流程liú chéngcourse; stream
历程 (歷程)lì chéngcourse; process
航向háng xiàngcourse; direction (a ship or plane is heading in)
经过 (經過)jīng guòto pass; to go through
轨 (軌)guǐ(bound form) rail; track; course; path

Related words

Other words that share a character with 课程.

WordPinyinMeaning
课题 (課題)kè títask; problem
上课 (上課)shàng kèto go to class; to attend class
课堂 (課堂)kè tángclassroom (间 (jiān)); class session
授课 (授課)shòu kèto teach; to give lessons
功课 (功課)gōng kèhomework; assignment
过程 (過程)guò chéngcourse of events; process
工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent

See also: Japanese symbol for “course”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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