分层

分層

fēncéng

verb #33,097

Meanings

1 to stratify
2 to layer
3 to be divided into layers
4 stratification

Characters

Examples

这块岩石有明显的分层。

Zhè kuài yánshí yǒu míngxiǎn de fēncéng.

This rock has clear stratification.

社会出现了明显的分层现象。

Shèhuì chūxiàn le míngxiǎn de fēncéng xiànxiàng.

Society is showing clear stratification.

Tips

usage

Works across geology (rock layers), software (分层架构 'layered architecture'), management (分层管理), and sociology (社会分层 'social stratification'). 分 'divide' + 层 'layer/storey' makes the meaning fully transparent.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

层 céng