层次
Old HSK 6
层次 (céngcì) · level
层次 (céngcì) means “level; layer; arrangement”. It is written with 2 characters: 层 (floor (of a building)) + 次 (measure word for times). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 层次 is built
The characters
层 céng · floor (of a building)
What 层 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 云yún — (classical) to say
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: Simplified form of 層; 曾 provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
次 cì · measure word for times
What 次 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这篇文章层次很清楚。Zhè piān wénzhāng céngcì hěn qīngchu.This essay is well structured.
他们的文化层次不同。Tāmen de wénhuà céngcì bùtóng.They have different levels of education.
Questions about 层次
What does 层次 mean?
层次 (céngcì) means “level; layer; arrangement”.
How do you pronounce 层次?
层次 is pronounced céngcì.
Which HSK level is 层次?
层次 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 层出不穷céngchūbùqióngto emerge one after another
- 阶层jiēcéngsocial class
- 层céngfloor (of a building)
- 上次shàngcìlast time
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 其次qícìnext
- 多次duōcìmany times
- 次要cìyàosecondary
- 次品cìpǐndefective product
- 次序cìxùorder
Learn 层次 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.