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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

层 céng
layer, floor, story, stratum
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes
次 cì
order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
radical 76 ⽋ · 6 strokes
分 fēn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “layered”

WordPinyinMeaning
成层 (成層)chéng cénglayered; stratified

Related words

Other words that share a character with 层次分明.

WordPinyinMeaning
基层 (基層)jī céngbasic level; grassroots unit
层面 (層面)céng miànaspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)
高层 (高層)gāo cénghigh-rise; high level; high class
层次 (層次)céng cìlayer; level
阶层 (階層)jiē céngsocial class
一层 (一層)yī céngone layer; one level
一次yī cìfirst; first time
第一次dì yī cìthe first time; for the first time
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
说明 (說明)shuō míngto 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.

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