城

The character "城" has 9 strokes. "城" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "城" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "城" are "chéng" . View the stroke order of "城">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "城"

n.: (city) wall; city; town; large commercial centre or shop

• city : n.城市；都市；市；自治市；伦敦金融、商业区；特别市；直辖市；带有某种特性的地点
• town : n.镇；市镇；城镇；市区；市内商业中心；主要城市；城区；大学城常住居民

Form words with "城"

安道尔城 Andorra la Vella ［capital of Andorra］

阖城 entire city

城垛口 crenel (of battlements)

家电城 household appliance store

姊妹城 sister/twin cities

Example phrases using "城"

• 希腊人围攻特洛伊城历时十年。

  For ten years the Greeks besieged the city of Troy.

• 找到古特洛伊城的遗址是他的本愿。

  His original wish was to find the ruins of ancient Troy.

• 这座城东西约六公里，南北约八公里。

  The city is about 6 kilometres from east to west and 8 kilometres from north to south.

• 最近哪天有空儿我得进趟城。

  I have to go to town one of these days when I am free.

• 侦察员扮作小贩混进了城。

  The scout stole into the town disguised as a peddler/in the disguise of a peddler.

• 河到城跟前就叉流了。

  The river forks just before it reaches the town.

• 他没有穿过城市而是绕着城的边缘走。

  He did not go through the city but skirted it.

• 德里首先是一座兵营城。

  Delhi was first and foremost a barracks town.

• 俄国的科斯特罗马市与达勒姆结为姐妹城。

  The Russian city of Kostroma is twinned with Durham.

• 天堂城，天国。

  The celestial city.