Keyword
city
- castle
- town
- municipality
- Frequency
- #339
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
chéng100%
Mnemonic
土 (earth) gives the meaning and 成 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
城市
city; town
城
city walls; city; town
城镇
town; cities and towns
城乡
city and countryside
城堡
castle; rook (chess piece)
城区
Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市 (ShànwěiShì), Guangdong; Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Yangquan City 阳泉市 (YángquánShì), Shanxi; Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Jincheng City 晋城市 (JìnchéngShì), Shanxi
长城
the Great Wall
县城
county seat; county town
大城市
major city; metropolis
古城
ancient city
城墙
city wall
费城
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; abbr. for 费拉德尔菲亚 (Fèilādé'ěrfēiyà)
京城
capital of a country
进城
to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
城门
city gate
商城
shopping center; department store
城管
local government bylaw enforcement officer; city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政执法局 (ChéngshìGuǎnlǐXíngzhèngZhífǎjú))
小城
small town
城外
outside of a city
汉城
Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)
城邦
a city state (Greek polis)
槟城
Penang (Malaysian state)
都城
capital city
全城
whole city