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层 céng layer

layer; measure word for floors; level

How to remember 层: 尸 corpse + 云 cloud = layer. At the murder mystery party the host plays the corpse on the floor, next to a birthday cake with cloud icing on every layer.

  • 699. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 尸

Component breakdown

层 = 尸 corpse + 云 cloud

  • 尸 corpse
  • 云 cloud
The Gushi story

At the murder mystery party the host plays the corpse on the floor, next to a birthday cake with cloud icing on every layer.

How it is used

  • Measure word for floors/storeys and for layers - 三层楼 (sān céng lóu) the third floor / a three-storey building, 一层灰 (yì céng huī) a layer of dust.
  • Abstract 'level/aspect' - 层次 (céngcì) levels/gradation, 层面 (céngmiàn) aspect, 阶层 (jiēcéng) social stratum.
  • For building storeys, 层 and 楼 (lóu) overlap: 五层 or 五楼 both = fifth floor.
  • 层出不穷 (céngchū-bùqióng) = emerging endlessly, one after another.

Words with 层

Example sentences

  • 药片都包着一层糖衣。 Yàopiàn dōu bāozhe yī céng tángyī.All the pills are coated with sugar.
  • 太阳消失在云层后面。 Tàiyáng xiāoshī zài yúncéng hòumian.The sun is disappearing behind the clouds.
  • 这栋楼有几层？ Zhè dòng lóu yǒu jǐ céng?How many stories are there in this building?