Usage of the character 層

to pile on top of one another
layer; stratum
floor (of a building); story
(math.) sheaf
classifier for layers

cuòcéng

错层

[錯層]

split-level (home)

céngcéng

层层

[層層]

layer upon layer

chéngcéng

成层

[成層]

layered
stratified

dīcéng

低层

[低層]

low level

qìcéng

砌层

[砌層]

course (i.e. building layer)

céngyā

层压

[層壓]

lamination

gàicéng

盖层

[蓋層]

cap rock

biǎocéng

表层

[表層]

surface layer

shuāngcéng

双层

[雙層]

double tier
double decker

zǐcéng

子层

[子層]

sublayer

céngyán

层岩

[層巖]

stratified rock
flagstone

yúncéng

云层

[雲層]

the clouds
cloud layer
cloud bank

céngbào

层报

[層報]

to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy

yáncéng

岩层

[岩層]

rock strata

jiàcéng

价层

[價層]

valency shell (chemistry)

yuècéng

跃层

[躍層]

duplex (apartment)

shàngcéng

上层

[上層]

upper layer

lóucéng

楼层

[樓層]

story
floor

shēncéng

深层

[深層]

deep layer
deep; deep-seated; underlying

céngcì

层次

[層次]

layer
level
gradation
arrangement of ideas
(a person's) standing

tǔcéng

土层

[土層]

layer of soil
ground level

dǐngcéng

顶层

[頂層]

top floor
the top of a building

cícéng

磁层

[磁層]

magnetosphere
magnetic layer

dùcéng

镀层

[鍍層]

the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc

pēicéng

胚层

[胚層]

germ layer
layer of tissue in embryology

jiācéng

夹层

[夾層]

hollow layer between two solid layers
(architecture) mezzanine

wéncéng

纹层

[紋層]

lamina
lamella
lamination

céngyún

层云

[層雲]

stratus (cloud)

fēncéng

分层

[分層]

lamination
layering
stratification
delamination

kuàngcéng

矿层

[礦層]

ore stratum
vein of ore

céngzhuàng

层状

[層狀]

stratified
bedded (geology)

cénglóu

层楼

[層樓]

multistoried building
tower
pagoda

túcéng

涂层

[塗層]

protective layer
coating

diécéng

叠层

[疊層]

repeated layers
stratified
laminated
stacked
piled strata

céngmiàn

层面

[層面]

aspect; facet
level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)
(geology) bedding plane

pícéng

皮层

[皮層]

cortex

báocéng

薄层

[薄層]

thin layer
thin slice
film
lamina
lamella

jīcéng

基层

[基層]

basic level
grassroots unit
basement layer

xiàcéng

下层

[下層]

underlayer
lower class
lower strata
substrate

bāocéng

包层

[包層]

cladding
covering (on a fiber)

cénglǐ

层理

[層理]

stratification

wàicéng

外层

[外層]

outer layer
outer shell

céngjí

层级

[層級]

level
hierarchy

yáncéng

岩层

[巖層]

variant of 岩層／岩层 (yáncéng)
rock strata

zhōngcéng

中层

[中層]

middle-ranking

dǐcéng

底层

[底層]

ground floor; first floor
lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)

céngluán

层峦

[層巒]

range upon range of mountains

yīcéng

一层

[一層]

layer

dāncéng

单层

[單層]

single layer
single story
single deck
single level

céngzi

层子

[層子]

stratum

nèicéng

内层

[內層]

internal layer

dìcéng

地层

[地層]

stratum (geology)

gāocéng

高层

[高層]

high-rise
high level; high class

céngliú

层流

[層流]

laminar flow

céngdié

层叠

[層疊]

layer upon layer
tiered

shǒucéng

首层

[首層]

first floor
ground floor

méicéng

煤层

[煤層]

a coal bed
a coal seam

duōcéng

多层

[多層]

multilayered
multilevel
multistory

jiēcéng

阶层

[階層]

social class

rècéng

热层

[熱層]

thermosphere

túcéng

图层

[圖層]

layer (imaging)

duàncéng

断层

[斷層]

fault (geology)
CL:道 (dào),個／个 (gè)
(fig.) gap
rupture (in the transmission of some skill)
(tomography) cross-sectional

dìmiàncéng

地面层

[地面層]

ground floor
first floor

dìcéngxué

地层学

[地層學]

stratigraphy (geology)

méicéngqì

煤层气

[煤層氣]

coalbed methane

ruǎnliúcéng

软流层

[軟流層]

asthenosphere (geology)

wàipēicéng

外胚层

[外胚層]

ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

diécéngshí

叠层石

[疊層石]

stromatolite

diécéngyán

叠层岩

[疊層岩]

stromatolite

juǎncéngyún

卷层云

[卷層雲]

cirrostratus (cloud)
also written 捲層雲／卷层云 (juǎncéngyún)

diànzǐcéng

电子层

[電子層]

electron shell (in the atom)

zhèngduàncéng

正断层

[正斷層]

normal fault (geology)

pícéngxìng

皮层性

[皮層性]

cortical

xíngchéngcéng

形成层

[形成層]

vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)

duōcéngcái

多层材

[多層材]

plywood

shìpèicéng

适配层

[適配層]

(computing) adaptation layer

yánshícéng

岩石层

[岩石層]

rock stratum

diànlícéng

电离层

[電離層]

ionosphere

lǐngdǎocéng

领导层

[領導層]

ruling class
leaders (of society)
oligarchy

dàqìcéng

大气层

[大氣層]

atmosphere

shēncéngcì

深层次

[深層次]

deep level
deep-seated
in-depth

fùmiàncéng

附面层

[附面層]

boundary layer

tóngxiùcéng

铜锈层

[銅鏽層]

patina

fēicéngzhuàng

非层状

[非層狀]

unstratified

shítǐcéng

实体层

[實體層]

physical layer (OSI)

chōngjīcéng

冲积层

[沖積層]

alluvial deposit
alluvium

dǎcéngcì

打层次

[打層次]

to get one's hair layered

chōngduàncéng

冲断层

[衝斷層]

thrust fault (geology)
compression fault

duàncéngxiàn

断层线

[斷層線]

geological fault line

jiǔcéngtǎ

九层塔

[九層塔]

basil

zhēnpícéng

真皮层

[真皮層]

dermis

wǎngluòcéng

网络层

[網絡層]

network layer

tóngwēncéng

同温层

[同溫層]

stratosphere

juǎncéngyún

卷层云

[捲層雲]

cirrostratus (cloud)
also written 卷層雲／卷层云 (juǎncéngyún)

rèchéngcéng

热成层

[熱成層]

thermosphere

wùlǐcéng

物理层

[物理層]

physical layer

biànwēncéng

变温层

[變溫層]

troposphere
lower atmosphere

fùyīcéng

负一层

[負一層]

(architecture) basement level 1; floor B1

liànlùcéng

链路层

[鏈路層]

link layer

nèipēicéng

内胚层

[內胚層]

endoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

chòuyǎngcéng

臭氧层

[臭氧層]

ozone layer

zēngwēncéng

增温层

[增溫層]

thermosphere

zhōngqìcéng

中气层

[中氣層]

mesosphere
upper atmosphere

nìduàncéng

逆断层

[逆斷層]

reverse fault (geology)
compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees

chuánshūcéng

传输层

[傳輸層]

transport layer

zīyǎngcéng

滋养层

[滋養層]

trophoblastic layer (attaches fertilized ovum to the uterus)
trophoderm

sànyìcéng

散逸层

[散逸層]

exosphere

biānjiècéng

边界层

[邊界層]

boundary layer

tónglücéng

铜绿层

[銅綠層]

patina

yǔcéngyún

雨层云

[雨層雲]

nimbostratus
stratus rain cloud

dòngtǔcéng

冻土层

[凍土層]

permafrost
tundra
layer of frozen soil

píngliúcéng

平流层

[平流層]

stratosphere

gāocéngyún

高层云

[高層雲]

altostratus
high stratus cloud

duìliúcéng

对流层

[對流層]

troposphere
lower atmosphere

fēicéngyán

非层岩

[非層巖]

unstratified rock

céngjīyún

层积云

[層積雲]

stratocumulus cloud

shuāngcéngchuáng

双层床

[雙層床]

bunk beds

luòyècéng

落叶层

[落葉層]

leaf litter

xīměicéng

矽镁层

[矽鎂層]

sima (geology)
silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust

bóyóucéng

薄油层

[薄油層]

oil sheet

jiǎozhìcéng

角质层

[角質層]

stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)

rìmiǎncéng

日冕层

[日冕層]

the sun's corona

wénhuàcéng

文化层

[文化層]

cultural layer (in an archaeological dig)

línróngcéng

淋溶层

[淋溶層]

alluvium (soil deposited by rivers)

zìráncéng

自然层

[自然層]

natural layer (in an archaeological dig)

zhōngpēicéng

中胚层

[中胚層]

mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

qiāncéngmiàn

千层面

[千層麵]

lasagna

xīlücéng

矽铝层

[矽鋁層]

Sial

biǎoshìcéng

表示层

[表示層]

presentation layer

yìngyòngcéng

应用层

[應用層]

application layer (computing)

dāncéngtǎ

单层塔

[單層塔]

single-storied pagoda

zhōngjiāncéng

中间层

[中間層]

mesosphere

hánshuǐcéng

含水层

[含水層]

aquifer

níngjùcéng

凝聚层

[凝聚層]

coherent sheaf (math.)

duōcéngdàshà

多层大厦

[多層大廈]

multistory building

gāocénglüguǎn

高层旅馆

[高層旅館]

luxury hotel
high-class hotel

Lóngménduàncéng

龙门断层

[龍門斷層]

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

shēncéngqīngjié

深层清洁

[深層清潔]

deep cleansing

zhuǎnhuànduàncéng

转换断层

[轉換斷層]

transform fault (geology)

zǒuxiàngduàncéng

走向断层

[走向斷層]

strike fault (geology)

gōngxīnjiēcéng

工薪阶层

[工薪階層]

salaried class

jùzhuàngpícéng

距状皮层

[距狀皮層]

calcarine

céngxiàn-diéchū

层见迭出

[層見迭出]

variant of 層見疊出／层见叠出 (céngxián-diéchu)

qiǎncéngwénzì

浅层文字

[淺層文字]

shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)

céngcìfēnmíng

层次分明

[層次分明]

layered; structured; made up of distinct parts

shèhuìjiēcéng

社会阶层

[社會階層]

social class

diànzǐcéngshù

电子层数

[電子層數]

electron shell number (chemistry)

duìliúcéngdǐng

对流层顶

[對流層頂]

tropopause
top of troposphere

shuāngcéngbāshì

双层巴士

[雙層巴士]

double-decker bus

céngluándiézhàng

层峦叠嶂

[層巒疊嶂]

range upon range of mountains (idiom)

gāocéngjiànzhù

高层建筑

[高層建築]

high-rise building
skyscraper

céngcéngjiāmǎ

层层加码

[層層加碼]

to increase bit by bit
repeated increments

mìmicéngcéng

密密层层

[密密層層]

tightly packed
closely layered

zhōngqìcéngdǐng

中气层顶

[中氣層頂]

mesopause
top of mesosphere

wàicéngkōngjiān

外层空间

[外層空間]

outer space

céngcéngchuándá

层层传达

[層層傳達]

to send down the line

céngchūbùqióng

层出不穷

[層出不窮]

more and more emerge
innumerable succession
breeding like flies (idiom)

shàngcéngjiànzhù

上层建筑

[上層建築]

superstructure

shēncéngzhèngfǔ

深层政府

[深層政府]

deep state

céngxiàn-diéchū

层见叠出

[層見疊出]

(idiom) to occur frequently; to occur repeatedly

yǐngxiǎngcéngmiàn

影响层面

[影響層面]

impact; effect

Lóngménshānduàncéng

龙门山断层

[龍門山斷層]

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

céngyāshìtuīxiāo

层压式推销

[層壓式推銷]

pyramid scheme

shùjùliànlùcéng

数据链路层

[數據鏈路層]

data link layer

wǎnglùliànjiēcéng

网路链接层

[網路鏈接層]

network link layer

mùkēnghāngtǔcéng

墓坑夯土层

[墓坑夯土層]

layer filled with rammed earth in a tomb pit (archeology)

jìsuànjīduàncéng

计算机断层

[計算機斷層]

CT, computed tomography (medical imaging method)

zīliàoliànjiécéng

资料链结层

[資料鏈結層]

data link layer

zhèngdiànzǐduàncéng

正电子断层

[正電子斷層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

sānpēicéngdòngwù

三胚层动物

[三胚層動物]

triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)

wǎngluòcéngxiéyì

网络层协议

[網絡層協議]

network layer protocol

gèngshàngyīcénglóu

更上一层楼

[更上一層樓]

to take it up a notch
to bring it up a level

guǎnlǐcéngshōugòu

管理层收购

[管理層收購]

management buyout (MBO)

gāocéngzhíxíngyuán

高层执行员

[高層執行員]

senior executive

tóngbùshùwèijiēcéng

同步数位阶层

[同步數位階層]

synchronous digital hierarchy
SDH

zǒuxiànghuádòngduàncéng

走向滑动断层

[走向滑動斷層]

strike-slip fault (geology)
fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another

pícéngxiàshīyǔzhèng

皮层下失语症

[皮層下失語症]

subcortical aphasia

dàqìcénghéshìyàn

大气层核试验

[大氣層核試驗]

atmospheric nuclear test

xūqiúcéngcìlǐlùn

需求层次理论

[需求層次理論]

(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)

shuāngcénggōnggòngqìchē

双层公共汽车

[雙層公共汽車]

double-decker bus

pícéngxìngshìsǔnshāng

皮层性视损伤

[皮層性視損傷]

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

diànnǎoduàncéngsǎomiáo

电脑断层扫描

[電腦斷層掃描]

CAT scan
CT scan

Shèng'āndelièsī Duàncéng

圣安地列斯断层

[聖安地列斯斷層]

San Andreas Fault, California
also written 聖安德列斯斷層／圣安德列斯断层

zhèngdiànzǐfāshètǐcéng

正电子发射体层

[正電子發射體層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

zhèngdiànzǐfāshècéngxī

正电子发射层析

[正電子發射層析]

positron emission tomography (PET)

Shèng'āndélièsī Duàncéng

圣安德列斯断层

[聖安德列斯斷層]

San Andreas Fault, California

duōcéngcìfēnxīmóxíng

多层次分析模型

[多層次分析模型]

multilevel analysis model

qiánbùpícéngxiàsǔnshāng

前部皮层下损伤

[前部皮層下損傷]

anterior subcortical lesions

jièzhìfǎngwènkòngzhìcéng

介质访问控制层

[介質訪問控制層]

MAC layer

jiāmìtàojiēzìxiéyìcéng

加密套接字协议层

[加密套接字協議層]

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (computing)

yǎnsèsùcénghēisèsùliú

眼色素层黑色素瘤

[眼色素層黑色素瘤]

uveal melanoma

zhèngdiànzǐzhàoshèduàncéngshèyǐng

正电子照射断层摄影

[正電子照射斷層攝影]

positrion emission tomography (PET)

zhèngdiànzǐfāshèjìsuànjīduàncéng

正电子发射计算机断层

[正電子發射計算機斷層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

zhèngdiànzǐfāshèduàncéngzhàoxiāngshù

正电子发射断层照相术

[正電子發射斷層照相術]

positron emission tomography (PET)