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城
chéng
castle, city, town; municipality
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 成 provides pronunciation
Words Using 城 (465)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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城市
chéngshì
city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]]
3
城市
chéngshì
city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]]
长城
Chángchéng
the Great Wall
4
长城
Chángchéng
the Great Wall
城堡
chéngbǎo
castle / rook (chess piece)
6
城堡
chéngbǎo
castle / rook (chess piece)
城
chéng
city walls / city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]], [[道<dào>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
城
chéng
city walls / city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]], [[道<dào>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
大城市
dàchéngshì
major city / big city / metropolis / large city
大城市
dàchéngshì
major city / big city / metropolis / large city
全城
quánchéng
whole city
全城
quánchéng
whole city
小城
xiǎochéng
small town
小城
xiǎochéng
small town
城外
chéngwài
outside of a city
城外
chéngwài
outside of a city
老城
lǎochéng
old town
老城
lǎochéng
old town
墨西哥城
Mòxīgēchéng
Mexico City, capital of Mexico
墨西哥城
Mòxīgēchéng
Mexico City, capital of Mexico
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土
tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
⿰土成
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Component Tree i
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
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