层 céng▶ ชั้น

Stroke order

层 is written in 7 strokes.

• 层

Senses

1. to pile on top of one another
2. layer; stratum
3. floor (of a building); story
4. (math.) sheaf
5. classifier for layers

Example sentences

• 我家在三层。Wǒ jiā zài sān céng.My home is on the third floor.
• 教室在二层。Jiàoshì zài èr céng.The classroom is on the second floor.

Related words

• 层次การไล่ระดับ; การจัดเรียง
• 阶层ชั้น; ระดับ
• 层出不穷เกิดขึ้นไม่รู้จบ

层 is pronounced céng and means “ชั้น”. It is part of the HSK 3 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 层 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.