Meaning
a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; floor; story (of a building); layer
Chinese: 层次、楼层，也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ceng” becomes a different word in each tone. 层 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 层次céng cìlayer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas
- 高层gāo cénghigh-rise; high level; high class
- 层面céng miànaspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane
- 阶层jiē céngsocial class
- 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
Example Sentence
蛋糕一共有三层。Dàn gāo yí gòng yǒu sān céng.The cake has three layers in total.
蛋糕Dàn gāocake一共yí gòngin total有yǒuto have三sānthree层céngto pile on top of one anot。