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Chinese symbol for “equation”

方程
fāng chéng
(math.) equation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for equation is 方程 (fāng chéng), defined as: (math.) equation.

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

方 fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes
程 chéng
process, rules; journey, trip; agenda, schedule
radical 115 ⽲ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “equation”

WordPinyinMeaning
方程式fāng chéng shì(math.) equation
等式děng shìan equality; an equation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 方程.

WordPinyinMeaning
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
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 “equation”.

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.