Chinese symbol for “programming”
编程
biān chéng
Traditional: 編程
(computing) to program; programming
The closest CC-CEDICT match for programming is 编程 (biān chéng), defined as: (computing) to program; programming.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 编程.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 编辑 (編輯) | biān jí | to edit; to compile |
| 编制 (編制) | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract st |
| 编号 (編號) | biān hào | to number; to assign numbers; serial number |
| 改编 (改編) | gǎi biān | to adapt; to rearrange |
| 主编 (主編) | zhǔ biān | editor in chief |
| 过程 (過程) | guò chéng | course of events; process |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering; an engineering project |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
See also: Japanese symbol for “programming”.
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.