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城

chéng
noun HSK 3 #1,198

Meanings

  1. 1 city
  2. 2 city walls
  3. 3 town

Characters

城
chéng
city; city wall
Contains 土 (earth) radical — ancient city walls were made of rammed earth.

Examples

进城去买东西。
Jìn chéng qù mǎi dōngxi.
Go into town to buy things.
这座城有很长的历史。
Zhè zuò chéng yǒu hěn cháng de lìshǐ.
This city has a long history.
长城是中国的象征。
Chángchéng shì Zhōngguó de xiàngzhēng.
The Great Wall is a symbol of China.

Tips

usage
城 originally meant 'city walls' and by extension came to mean the city itself. Common compounds: 城市 (chéngshì, city), 长城 (Chángchéng, Great Wall), 城镇 (chéngzhèn, towns).

Stroke Order

城 chéng