城(chéng)

HSK 39 strokes

city walls

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Character information

Pinyin
chéng
Meaning
city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],个
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 城 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土成

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 成 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

土tǔ成chéng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 城 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 城

Common words using 城 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shāng商chéng城
HSK 6

see 商城县

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yún云chéng城

see 云城区

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jiāo交chéng城

Jiaocheng county in Lüliang 吕梁, Shanxi 山西

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jīng京chéng城

capital of a country

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shàng上chéng城qū区

Shangcheng, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

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jiǔ九lóng龙chéng城

Kowloon City, Hong Kong

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qīng倾guó国qīng倾chéng城

lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)

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qīng倾chéng城qīng倾guó国

see 倾国倾城

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商云交京上区九龙

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