Chinese Character 层 Meanings and components.

Form

层

Meaning

层 meaning[3] in English

Layer.

Stratum.

Laminated.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 层 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are person representing the … (尸) , and (classical) to say (云)

Its radical[1] is: 尸 (shi1) which means: Person Representing The Dead (During Burial Ceremonies), To Put A Corpse On Display (After Execution), Variant Of 屍|尸[Shi1], Corpse, .尸shi1person representing …

In cangjie it is written with SMMI

How to write 层

To write层ceng2layer you should write a combination of 尸shi1person representing … , 云yun2(classical) to … arranged in a 吕 shape:

尸 + 云 = 层

层 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 层 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 层, looks as follow:

层
Pinyin:ceng2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Layer . Stratum . Laminated . Floor (Of A Building) . Storey . Classifier For Layers . Repeated . Sheaf (Math.)
尸
Pinyin:shi1
Meaning[3]: Person Representing The Dead (During Burial Ceremonies) . To Put A Corpse On Display (After Execution) . Variant Of 屍|尸[Shi1] . Corpse
云
Pinyin:yun2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Classical) To Say
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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