story

HSK 10 N2

Abstract →Numbers

céng

ソウ

층

Phonosemantic compound. 户 represents the meaning and 曾 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (層)

户 family+ 曾 formerly =

層 story

户 Meaning component

hù family

door

曾 Phonetic component

céng formerly

already

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Simplified (层)

户 family+ 云 utter =

层 floor (of a building)

户 Meaning component

hù family

door

云 Simplified component

yún utter

(classical) to say

Shorthand for the 曾 component in the traditional character 層.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

層

Regular

Modern

Chinese

层 / 層 [céng]

layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)

Japanese

層そう同音

noun

layer; stratum; seam; bed
class; stratum; bracket; group
mathematics sheaf

counter

counter for stories (of a building)

Korean

층 [層]

Noun

layer; One of several layers of different substances or objects stacked horizontally, or the state of things being stacked that way.; story; An area of the same height inside a building that has been built in multiple stories.; class; The people in a group who have a similar social status, wealth, level, interests, etc.; floor; A unit used to count the area on the same floor of a building, numbered from bottom to the top.

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (2)

洪水のあとに粘土の層が残った。

The flood deposited a layer of mud.

多くの会社が市場の金持ち層を獲得しようと競争している。

Many firms are competing for the wealthier segment of the market.