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Chinese symbol for “stacked”

叠层
dié céng
Traditional: 疊層
repeated layers; stratified; laminated; stacked

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stacked is 叠层 (dié céng), defined as: repeated layers; stratified; laminated; stacked; piled strata.

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

叠 dié
pile; layer; to fold up; to repeat, to duplicate
radical 29 ⼜ · 13 strokes
层 céng
layer, floor, story, stratum
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 叠层.

WordPinyinMeaning
重叠 (重疊)chóng diéto overlap; to superimpose
折叠 (折疊)zhé diéto fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
叠加 (疊加)dié jiāto superimpose; to layer
堆叠 (堆疊)duī diéto pile up; to put layer upon layer
折叠式 (折疊式)zhé dié shìfolding (i.e. portable)
层叠 (層疊)céng diélayer upon layer; tiered
基层 (基層)jī céngbasic level; grassroots unit
层面 (層面)céng miànaspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)

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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