Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 死城
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
city; town; CL:座[zuo4]
城chéngcity walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
城区chéngqūCheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市[Shan4 wei3 Shi4], Guangdong; city district; urban area
城镇chéngzhèntown; cities and towns
死亡sǐwángto die; death