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城 chéng

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城 chéng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chéng | cheng2
English translation
city walls
city
town
CL:座 zuò [zuò],道 dào [dào],個 gè
>个 gè [gè]
castle, city, town; municipality

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About 城 chéng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

城 chéng

Contains the radical

土 Tǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

earth

Etymology of 城 chéng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰土成

Semantic compound

土 Tǔ

Phonetic compound

成 Chéng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 土 Tǔ represents the meaning and 成 Chéng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 城 chéng

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村庄 cūn zhuāng 座落 zuò luò 在 zài 城镇 chéng zhèn 之 zhī 东 Dōng 十五 shí wǔ 哩 lī 处 chǔ .

The village is 15 miles east of the town.

这 zhè 个 gè 城市 chéngshì 反抗 fǎnkàng 敌人 dírén 的 de 猛攻 měng gōng 达 Dá 两个星期 xīngqī 之 zhī 久 jiǔ .

The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.

我 wǒ 不 bù 喜欢 xǐhuan 看见 kànjiàn 年轻人 nián qīng rén 在 zài 城里无所事事 wú suǒ shì shì 地 de 到处 dàochù 乱 luàn 逛 guàng .

I don't like to see young people loafing around the town with nothing to do.

苑 yuàn 川 Chuān 河 hé 断层 duàn céng 属 shǔ 金 Jīn 城关 chéng guān 断层 duàn céng 东 Dōng 延 Yán 部分 bùfen .

Court River fault is the fault Chengguan extension of the East.

城市 chéngshì 的 de 这 zhè 一部分 yī bù fen 已 yǐ 划 huá 为 wéi 商店 shāngdiàn 区 Ōu .

This part of the city has been zoned as a shopping area.

Words with 城 chéng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
城市 chéngshì city城市 chéngshì
城 chéng city城 chéng
城堡 chéngbǎo castle城堡 chéngbǎo
城镇 chéng zhèn town城鎮
费城 Fèi chéng Philadelphia, Pennsylvania費城
汉城 Hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔 Shǒu ěr [Shǒu​'ěr]漢城
城乡 chéng xiāng city and countryside城鄉
长城 Chángchéng the Great Wall長城
城区 chéng qū city district城區
进城 jìn chéng to go to town進城
商城 Shāng chéng shopping center商城 Shāng chéng
城墙 chéng qiáng city wall城牆
县城 xiàn chéng county seat縣城
古城 gǔ chéng ancient city古城 gǔ chéng
城市化 chéng shì huà urbanization城市化 chéng shì huà
盐湖城 Yán hú chéng Salt Lake City, capital of Utah鹽湖城
城外 chéng wài outside of a city城外 chéng wài
城门 chéng mén city gate城門
墨西哥城 Mò xī gē chéng Mexico City, capital of Mexico墨西哥城 Mò xī gē chéng
省城 shěng chéng provincial capital省城 shěng chéng
价值连城 jià zhí lián chéng invaluable價值連城
城郊 chéng jiāo suburbs城郊 chéng jiāo
小城 xiǎo chéng small town小城 xiǎo chéng

城 chéng Decomposition & Compounds

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城 chéng Decomposition

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