层

céng

to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers

Radical: 尸 HSK 2 qv, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

层 decomposes into the following components:

尸 云

Words containing 层

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 层.

一层
yī céng
layer
上层
shàng céng
upper layer
下层
xià céng
underlayer
中层
zhōng céng
middle-ranking
云层
yún céng
cloud layers
价层
jià céng
valency shell (chemistry)
低层
dī céng
low level
内层
nèi céng
internal layer
分层
fēn céng
lamination
包层
bāo céng
cladding
单层
dān céng
single layer
双层
shuāng céng
double tier

Related characters (radical 尸)

Characters that share the radical 尸.

㐆 尸 尹 尺 尻 尼 尽 尾 尿 局 屁 屃 屄 屆 屈 屉 届 屋 屌 屍 屎 屐 屑 展

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