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城

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city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]

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HSK 3.0
Level 3
Old HSK
Level 3
Strokes
9
Radical
土 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
城
Common rank
#85
Unicode
U+57CE

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 城 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 meaning “earth” + 成 sound ( chéng )

Components 土 成

How to remember it

city · Heisig RSH #369

dirt + 成 turn into

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 城

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
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]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 成 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
成 sound part 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