層 (cang4 | ceng2) : layer; storey; level; floor; stratum

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層

cang4

ceng2

[1] [n/classifier] layer; storey; level; floor; stratum
[2] [v] overlap; tier; pile on top of another

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: 尸 (#44)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

層 / 层

This word has been viewed 11323 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Apr 2014 04:25

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上層 soeng6 cang4 shang4 ceng2 = upper layer; upper level; upper floor

基層 gei1 cang4 ji1 ceng2 = grassroots; basic level

階層 gaai1 cang4 jie1 ceng2 = hierarchy; social class

層板 cang4 baan2 ceng2 ban3 = plywood

層次 cang4 ci3 ceng2 ci4 = level; stage; phase; arrangement of ideas

層出不窮 cang4 ceot1 bat1 kung4 ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2 = (phrase) to come out one after another

層壓 cang4 aat3 ceng2 ya1 = lamination; to laminate

一層 jat1 cang4 yi1 ceng2 = a layer

高層 gou1 cang4 gao1 ceng2 = high level, high class

地下層 dei6 haa6 cang4 di4 xia4 ceng2 = basement floor
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Decimal representation of this word: 層
Unicode code for this character: U+5c64 (off-site link)

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