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层 — to pile on top of one another

to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor; story

Pinyin
céng
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 层: 7 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

层 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 层 in the HSK syllabus: 9

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 层céngto pile on top of one another; layer; stratumHSK 3
  2. 层次céngcìlayer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideasHSK 6
  3. 层面céngmiànaspect; facet; level; bedding planeHSK 6
  4. 高层gāocénghigh-rise; high level; high classHSK 6
  5. 层出不穷céngchū-bùqióngmore and more emerge; innumerable successionHSK 7–9
  6. 底层dǐcéngground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rungHSK 7–9
  7. 基层jīcéngbasic level; grassroots unit; basement layerHSK 7–9
  8. 阶层jiēcéngsocial classHSK 7–9
  9. 上层shàngcéngupper layerHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.