chéng

city walls

city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]

earth (土) + sound (成) = walled city

土 anchors the meaning: city walls were massive earthen constructions. 成 mainly contributes the sound chéng and does not carry the wall meaning.

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Words with 城

兵临城下

bīng lín chéng xià

soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

临城

lín chéng

see 臨城縣|临城县[Lin2 cheng2 Xian4]

临城县

lín chéng xiàn

Lincheng, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei

通城

tōng chéng

see 通城縣|通城县[Tong1 cheng2 Xian4]

通城县

tōng chéng xiàn

Tongcheng, a county in Xianning City 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 Shi4], Hubei

连城

lián chéng

see 連城縣|连城县[Lian2 cheng2 Xian4]

连城县

lián chéng xiàn

Liancheng, a county in Longyan City 龍巖市|龙岩市[Long2 yan2 Shi4], Fujian

进城

jìn chéng

to go to town

运城

yùn chéng

see 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4]

运城市

yùn chéng shì

Yuncheng, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]

达坂城

dá bǎn chéng

Dabancheng district of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang

达坂城区

dá bǎn chéng qū

Dabancheng district of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang

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