Chinese symbol for “program”
节目
jié mù
Traditional: 節目
(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule); 场 (chǎng),项 (xiàng),台 (tái),套 (tào),档 (dàng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for program is 节目 (jié mù), defined as: (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule); 场 (chǎng),项 (xiàng),台 (tái),套 (tào),档 (dàng).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “program”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纲领 (綱領) | gāng lǐng | program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle |
| 计划 (計劃) | jì huà | plan; project |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan; program (for action etc) |
| 程序性 | chéng xù xìng | program |
| 规划 (規劃) | guī huà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 节目.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
| 情节 (情節) | qíng jié | circumstances; plot; storyline |
| 环节 (環節) | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy) |
| 节日 (節日) | jié rì | holiday; festival |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 项目 (項目) | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 目标 (目標) | mù biāo | target; goal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “program”.
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.