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层

Traditional: 層

céng

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

céng · cang4 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

层

Meaning
story, layer, floor, stratum
Radical
尸
Strokes
7
Components
⿸尸云
Cangjie
SMMI
Four-corner
7723

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