城
Character
a city; a big place where many people live and work
Meaning
chéng
cheng2- a city; a big place where many people live and work
- a wall around a city (as in 城墙, city wall)
Examples
我们住在城里。
wǒ men zhù zài chéng lǐ
We live in the city.
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城里的人很多。
chéng lǐ de rén hěn duō
There are many people in the city.
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长城的城墙很高。
cháng chéng de chéng qiáng hěn gāo
The Great Wall's walls are very tall.
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Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 城
Draw “城” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 城
See all 399 →城市chéng shìa large place where many people live and workWordHSK 3城里chéng lǐin the city, inside the city (as opposed to the countryside)WordHSK 5城乡chéng xiāngthe city and the countryside togetherWordHSK 6城区chéng qūthe part of a city where people live and workWordHSK 6城镇chéng zhèna town; a place smaller than a city where people live and workWordHSK 6城墙chéng qiánga very old, tall stone wall around a cityWordHSK 7–9
城中chéng zhōngChengzhong, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市 (Liǔ zhōu Shì), GuangxiSee 城中区WordUnreviewed
城关chéng guānarea outside a city gateWordUnreviewed