層
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céng · layer, floor, story, stratum

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

尸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 層

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Example sentences

Notice where 層 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ mén zhèng zài yún céng shàng fēi xíng.我們正在雲層上飛行。

We are flying above the clouds.

Source: Tatoeba #1553726 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhù zài yí dòng liǎng céng lóu de fángzi.她住在一棟兩層樓的房子。

She lives in a two-story house.

Source: Tatoeba #862847 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiáng dào sì hū shì zài shàng céng pò chuāng ér rù de.強盗似乎是在上層破窗而入的。

It seems that the burglar broke in through an upstairs window.

Source: Tatoeba #478773 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wán jù bù mén zài dì wǔ céng.玩具部門在第五層。

The toy department is on the fifth floor.

Source: Tatoeba #346673 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Píng liú céng de chòu yǎng huì xī shōu zǐ wài xiàn.平流層的臭氧會吸收紫外線。

The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.

Source: Tatoeba #6151835 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè dòng jiàn zhù wù yǒu qī céng lóu gāo.這棟建築物有七層樓高。

The building is seven stories high.

Source: Tatoeba #874359 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 層 in context

  1. Say céng, then recall the core meaning: layer, floor, story, stratum.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 層 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.