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声旁 · 呈 gives the sound
呈 carries the sound in 6 characters, including 程.
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呈chéngto present to a superior/memorial/petition/to present (a certain appearance)/to assume (a shape)/to be (a certain color)
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 呈, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 程 | chéng | surname Cheng/rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence |
| 逞 | chěng | to show off/to flaunt/to carry out or succeed in a scheme/to indulge/to give free rein to |
| 锃 | zèng | polished |
| 埕 | chéng | earthen jar |
| 裎 | chéng | to take off one's clothes |
| 酲 | chéng | (literary) inebriated |
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A one-page Chinese lesson from the HSK 5 set, filed under 声 · Sound series. 呈 carries the sound in 6 characters, including 程.
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Where it fits
The source: 呈 in the dictionary.
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