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城 (chéng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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2.

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3.

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城

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4.

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5.

How to Use 城

City-related compounds

The character means 'city' in these common place terms.

城市 • chéng shì • city • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

Example Sentences

běi北

jīng京

shì是

yí一

zuò座

xiàn现

dài

Information

Pinyinchéng

Meaningcity wall; fortified city

Strokes9

Radical土

Traditional城

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#438

Zhuyinㄔㄥˊ

UnicodeU+57CE

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Earth (土) built up into a fortified structure (成) — a city wall or city.

chéng城

shì市

city

城区 • chéng qū • city district • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

chéng城

qū区

city district

城镇 • chéng zhèn • town • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

chéng城

zhèn镇

town

Walls and fortifications

The character refers to a wall, fortress, or defensive structure.

长城 • Cháng chéng • The Great Wall • HSK 4

HSK 4

Cháng长

chéng城

The Great Wall

城堡 • chéng bǎo • castle; citadel • HSK 6

HSK 6

chéng城

bǎo堡

castle; citadel

城墙 • chéng qiáng • City wall / fortress wall • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chéng城

qiáng墙

City wall / fortress wall

代

huà化

de的

dài大

chéng城

shì市

。

Beijing is a modern big city.

róng榕

chéng城

shì是

fú福

jiàn建

shěng省

de的

yī一

gè个

chéng城

shì市

。

Fuzhou is a city in Fujian Province.

Lù潞

chéng城

wèi位

yú于

Shān山

xī西

Shěng省

de的

dōng东

nán南

bù部

。

Lucheng is located in the southeastern part of Shanxi Province.

Zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

chéng城

bǎo保

cún存

zhe着

yī一

duàn段

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

chéng城

。

This ancient city preserves a section of an old city wall.

cháng长

chéng城

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

de的

zhù著

míng名

lǚ旅

yóu游

jǐng景

diǎn点

。

The Great Wall is a famous tourist attraction in China.

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待dàito wait, to treat, to deal with
戴dàito wear (accessories)
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Characters pronounced "cheng".

骋chěnggallop horse; hasten, hurry
称chēngfit; match; to name
呈chéngto present, to submit, to show
诚chéngsincere, honest, true
惩chéngto punish, to discipline
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Characters with radical "土".

圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
垛duòheap, pile; pile up, heap up
垣yuánlow wall
壕háotrench, ditch, channel, moat
埔pǔplain, arena; port, market
坞wùentrenchment, bank, low wall

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