Chinese symbol for “rules”
章程
zhāng chéng
rules; regulations; constitution; statute
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rules is 章程 (zhāng chéng), defined as: rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rules”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 守则 (守則) | shǒu zé | rules; regulations |
| 规程 (規程) | guī chéng | rules; regulations |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section |
| 规定 (規定) | guī dìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 章程.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article; essay |
| 宪章 (憲章) | xiàn zhāng | charter |
| 勋章 (勛章) | xūn zhāng | medal; decoration |
| 章节 (章節) | zhāng jié | chapter; section |
| 规章 (規章) | guī zhāng | rule; regulation |
| 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 “rules”.
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.