1. 巖
  2. 層

巖

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  • 1421st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
巖→
山嚴
2Radical
巖→
山mountain吅N/A厂cliffNo glyph available耳ear⺙knock
3Graphical
巖→
丨凵吅厂匚二丨二丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)variant of 岩[yan2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 巖 yán (yan2)The component 嚴 is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 巖 yán (yan2)The component 山 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 巖 yán (yan2)The component 厂 is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

岩层 (巖層)

Uncommon

岩床 (巖床)
岩画 (巖畫)

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層

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Previous (疑)Next (冷)
  • 698th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 179 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
層→
尸曾
2Radical
層→
尸corpse丷eight/divide口mouth丨line丷eight/divide日sun/day
3Graphical
層→
丨匚丷口丨丷口一

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 層 céng (ceng2)The component 曾 is pronounced as 'céng' (ceng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 層 céng (ceng2)The component 曾 is pronounced as 'zēng' (zeng1). It has the same pinyin final.
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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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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.
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