Dong Chinese dictionary

céng

floor (of a building)

Phonosemantic compound. 户 represents the meaning and 曾 represents the sound.

Components

户 Meaning component

hù

door

曾 Sound component

céng, zēng

already

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

céng

story, layer, floor, stratum; layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)

Most common words with 層

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