Chinese symbol for “lesson”
课业
kè yè
Traditional: 課業
lesson; schoolwork
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lesson is 课业 (kè yè), defined as: lesson; schoolwork.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lesson”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 课 (課) | kè | subject; course |
| 启示 (啟示) | qǐ shì | to reveal; to enlighten |
| 功课 (功課) | gōng kè | homework; assignment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 课业.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 课程 (課程) | kè chéng | course; academic program; measure word: 堂 (táng), 节 (jié), 门 (mén) |
| 课题 (課題) | kè tí | task; problem |
| 上课 (上課) | shàng kè | to go to class; to attend class |
| 课堂 (課堂) | kè táng | classroom (间 (jiān)); class session |
| 授课 (授課) | shòu kè | to teach; to give lessons |
| 功课 (功課) | gōng kè | homework; assignment |
| 企业 (企業) | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 专业 (專業) | zhuān yè | specialty; specialized field |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lesson”.
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.