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層

简层 · 繁層

Mandarin · pinyin céng

to pile on top of one another
layer; stratum
floor (of a building); story
(math.) sheaf
classifier for layers

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层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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2 · ceng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cang4

Cantonese word readings for 層. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to pile up; to overlap
thing made of layers
layer; storey; floor; stratum
Classifier for things arranged in layers, storeys or levels.
(Southern Min) Classifier for events.

character · Etymology 2

(Teochew) Classifier for things arranged in layers, storeys or levels.

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