• 698th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 179 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. céng (ceng2)layer • stratum • laminated • floor (of a building) • storey • classifier for layers • repeated • sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

上层 (上層)
基层 (基層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层次 (層次)
层面 (層面)
底层 (底層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
高层 (高層)

Uncommon

下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
中间层 (中間層)
低层 (低層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层峦 (層巒)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层云 (層雲)
岩层 (岩層)
断层 (斷層)
煤层气 (煤層氣)
皮层 (皮層)
臭氧层 (臭氧層)
表层 (表層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)

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  • 2266th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dié (die2)to fold • to fold over in layers • to furl • to layer • to pile up • to repeat • to duplicate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

折叠 (折疊)
叠加 (疊加)
重叠 (重疊)

Uncommon

层叠 (層疊)
折叠椅 (折疊椅)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.