城 (chéng): City wall — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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城=土earth+成accomplish

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

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HSK Vocabulary: 城

HSK words that contain this character.

城市

chéng shì

city

HSK 3

长城

Cháng chéng

The Great Wall

HSK 4

城堡

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 城 is used in context

běi北

jīng京

shì是

yí一

zuò座

xiàn现

dài代

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castle; citadel

HSK 6

Beijing is a modern big city.

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.

zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

chéng城

qiáng墙

bǎo保

cún存

dé得

hěn很

wán完

zhěng整

。

This ancient city wall is well preserved.

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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