层

• 拼音: céng
• 汉字拆解: 层 — simplified from 層; phonetic component 曾 (céng) suggests pronunciation

含义

Floor; layer; story. A measure word used for floors of buildings and layers of things.

Used to count floors of a building or layers of something stacked. Can also be used abstractly for levels of meaning or depth. Very common in giving directions inside buildings.

例句

1. 我家住在五层。
2. 这个蛋糕有三层。
3. 请坐电梯到十二层。

用法指南

语境: buildings, directions, descriptions

语气: practical

正确说法

• 我们公司在八层。(Our company is on the eighth floor.)
• 这个柜子有四层。(This cabinet has four shelves.)

错误说法

• In mainland China, 一层 is the ground floor. Do not confuse with the British convention where 'first floor' means one above ground level.

起源与历史

Originally written 層. Composed of 尸 (enclosure radical) and the phonetic component 曾 (once, layers). Simplification reduced the form.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal