城
city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #85 U+57CE
How 城 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
土 (semantic, “earth”) + 成 (phonetic, chéng)
How to remember it
city · Heisig RSH #369
dirt + 成 turn into
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 成
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 成 (chéng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成 sound component | chéng | to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed |
| 盛 | shèng | abundant, flourishing; to contain; to fill |
| 诚 | chéng | honest, sincere, true; actually, really |
| 晟 | shèng | bright, clear, splendid |
| 铖 | chéng | surname |
Words containing 城
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大城县 | Dà chéng Xiàn | Dacheng, a county in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 大城市 | dà chéng shì | major city; metropolis |
| 山城区 | Shān chéng Qū | Shancheng, a district of Hebi City 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 Shi4], Henan |
| 大学城 | dà xué chéng | university city |
| 水城区 | Shuǐ chéng Qū | Shuicheng, a district of Liupanshui City 六盤水市|六盘水市[Liu4 pan2 shui3 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 城中区 | Chéng zhōng Qū | Chengzhong, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi; Chengzhong, a distri… |
| 中国城 | Zhōng guó chéng | Chinatown |
| 海城区 | Hǎi chéng Qū | Haicheng, a district of Beihai City 北海市[Bei3 hai3 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 海城市 | Hǎi chéng Shì | Haicheng, a county-level city in Anshan City 鞍山市[An1 shan1 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 白城市 | Bái chéng Shì | Baicheng, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] |
| 上城区 | Shàng chéng Qū | Shangcheng, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 城市化 | chéng shì huà | urbanization |
| 大城 | Dà chéng | see 大城縣|大城县[Da4 cheng2 Xian4] |
| 县城 | xiàn chéng | county seat; county town |
| 城区 | Chéng Qū | Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市[Shan4 wei3 Shi4], Guangdong; Che… |
| 城区 | chéng qū | city district; urban area |
| 城西区 | Chéng xī Qū | Chengxi, a district of Xining City 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 Shi4], Qinghai |
| 西城区 | Xī chéng Qū | Xicheng, a district of central Beijing |
| 山城 | Shān chéng | see 山城區|山城区[Shan1 cheng2 Qu1] |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town; CL:座[zuo4] |