城chéng
a city, a town. 9 strokes, radical 土, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 城
Strokes 1–3 write 土, then strokes 4–9 write 成.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 城 · the stroke-order rules
What 城 is made of
土 (tǔ, soil) and 成 (chéng, to accomplish).
土 carries the meaning — earth — and 成 carries the sound.
Words that use 城
| 城 | a city, a town 有围墙围着、人口聚居的地方 游子一心奔向家乡小城。The traveller's heart was set on his home city. Lesson 182, 走亲访友与奔赴团圆 · 节日民俗与礼尚往来 · Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies |
| 城市 | a city 人很多、工厂商店也很多的大地方 这座城市高楼很多，晚上灯光十分漂亮。At night, the lights of the city look beautiful. Lesson 115, 旅途出发 · 壮丽自然与旅行见闻 · Magnificent Nature & Travel Exploration |
| 长城 | the Great Wall of China 古代修建、绵延万里的著名防御建筑 游客们登上长城眺望远方。Tourists climbed the Great Wall to look into the distance. Lesson 156, 地理山川与长城 · 气候环境与地理风貌 · Climate, Environment & Regional Geography |
| 城里 | in the city, downtown 指城市的中心区域，与郊外相对 城里举办的博览会吸引了大批游客。The expo held in the city attracted a large crowd of visitors. Lesson 400, 商贸实效 · 开拓革新与百业昌盛 · Enterprise Renewal & Vitality |
| 城区 | urban area 指城市的中心地带 一场暴雨突袭了主城区。A rainstorm suddenly struck the main urban area. Lesson 555, 诚信立市 · 时代潮涌与砥柱中流 · Market Currents & Strategic Tenacity |
| 城乡 | urban and rural (areas) 指城市与乡村地区的合称 传统城镇与城乡发展承压。Development pressure hit both towns and urban-rural areas. Lesson 556, 破立并举 · 时代潮涌与砥柱中流 · Market Currents & Strategic Tenacity |
| 城镇 | towns and cities 指城市和集镇 传统城镇与城乡发展承压。Traditional towns and rural areas both felt the pressure. Lesson 556, 破立并举 · 时代潮涌与砥柱中流 · Market Currents & Strategic Tenacity |
| 商城 | shopping mall, marketplace 指大型的购物场所 商城的一款新药今天上市。A new medicine from the mall went on sale today. Lesson 638, 新药上市 · 文苑奇葩与学术争鸣 · Literary Gems & Academic Debate |
Characters that share the sound part 成
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 土
All 34 of them, and what the radical means, on the 土 radical page.