Chinese symbol for “layered”
层次分明
céng cì fēn míng
Traditional: 層次分明
layered; structured; made up of distinct parts
The closest CC-CEDICT match for layered is 层次分明 (céng cì fēn míng), defined as: layered; structured; made up of distinct parts.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “layered”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 层次分明.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基层 (基層) | jī céng | basic level; grassroots unit |
| 层面 (層面) | céng miàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) |
| 高层 (高層) | gāo céng | high-rise; high level; high class |
| 层次 (層次) | céng cì | layer; level |
| 阶层 (階層) | jiē céng | social class |
| 一层 (一層) | yī céng | one layer; one level |
| 一次 | yī cì | first; first time |
| 第一次 | dì yī cì | the first time; for the first time |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “layered”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.