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城
chéng
castle, city, town; municipality
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 成 provides pronunciation
HSK 3
9 strokes
Very Common (4%)
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Component Breakdown
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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
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 城 (465)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
城市
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chéngshì
city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]]
3
chéngshì
城市
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HSK 3
city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]]
长城
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Chángchéng
the Great Wall
4
Chángchéng
长城
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HSK 4
the Great Wall
城堡
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chéngbǎo
castle / rook (chess piece)
6
chéngbǎo
城堡
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HSK 6
castle / rook (chess piece)
城
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chéng
city walls / city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]], [[道<dào>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
chéng
城
↗
city walls / city / town / CL:[[座<zuò>]], [[道<dào>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
大城市
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dàchéngshì
major city / big city / metropolis / large city
dàchéngshì
大城市
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major city / big city / metropolis / large city
全城
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quánchéng
whole city
quánchéng
全城
↗
whole city
小城
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xiǎochéng
small town
xiǎochéng
小城
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small town
城外
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chéngwài
outside of a city
chéngwài
城外
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outside of a city
老城
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lǎochéng
old town
lǎochéng
老城
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old town
墨西哥城
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Mòxīgēchéng
Mexico City, capital of Mexico
Mòxīgēchéng
墨西哥城
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Mexico City, capital of Mexico