城 chéng

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Traditional form

城 chéng

Contains the radical

土 Tǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

earth

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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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.

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 城 chéng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
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