層

céng

story, layer, floor, stratum

How to write 層, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 尸 (body), phonetic 曾

Made of 尸 + 曾

一層yī cénglayer
高層gāo cénghigh-rise; high level; high class
大氣層dà qì céng(meteorology) the atmosphere; atmospheric layer
層面céng miànaspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane
樓層lóu céngfloor; story (of a building)
底層dǐ céngground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)
雙層shuāng céngdouble tier; double decker
頂層dǐng céngtop floor; the top of a building
上層shàng céngupper layer
階層jiē céngsocial class
雲層yún céngthe clouds; cloud layer; cloud bank
層次céng cìlayer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing

強盜似乎是在上層破窗而入的。
qiáng dào sì hū shì zài shàng céng pò chuāng ér rù de 。
It seems that the burglar broke in through an upstairs window.
她住在一棟兩層樓的房子。
tā zhù zài yí dòng liǎng céng lóu de fáng zi 。
She lives in a two-story house.
玩具部門在第五層。
wán jù bù mén zài dì wǔ céng 。
The toy department is on the fifth floor.
我們正在雲層上飛行。
wǒ mén zhèng zài yún céng shàng fēi xíng 。
We are flying above the clouds.
平流層的臭氧會吸收紫外線。
píng liú céng de chòu yǎng huì xī shōu zǐ wài xiàn 。
The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.