层 céng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 尸 — body, corpse
- Made of
- 尸 body, corpse 云 cloud
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
层次
céngcì
level; structure
Characters in this word
次 cì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- Made of
- 冫 ice 欠 to lack, to owe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 文章有层次。 Wén zhāng yǒu céng cì. The article has a clear structure.
- 说话有层次。 Shuō huà yǒu céng cì. The speech has a clear structure.
- 这课层次清楚。 Zhè kè céng cì qīng chǔ. This lesson has a clear structure.