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层 - céng

storey, layer, floor, stratum

storey, layer, floor, stratum

How to read 层

Click 层 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyincéng
Englishstorey, layer, floor, stratum
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

层报 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 层压. Please read 层子 one more time.

Common words with this character

to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy
lamination
stratum
layer upon layer

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 层 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 层报 and 层压 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 层.