céng

to pile on top of one another

layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers

roof (尸) + clouds (云) = layers stacked beneath a roof

Picture clouds (云) stacked beneath a roof or overhang (尸), each band of cloud suggesting a distinct horizontal layer. The image captures how floors of a building or geological strata sit one atop another, like layered clouds.

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CloudsSemantic
Originally a bent figureSemantic

Words with 层

适配层

shì pèi céng

(computing) adaptation layer

边界层

biān jiè céng

boundary layer

金渐层

jīn jiàn céng

golden British shorthair (cat)

银渐层

yín jiàn céng

silver British shorthair (cat)

铜绿层

tóng lǜ céng

patina

铜锈层

tóng xiù céng

patina

错层

cuò céng

split-level (home)

镀层

dù céng

the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc

链路层

liàn lù céng

link layer

附面层

fù miàn céng

boundary layer

阶层

jiē céng

social class

双层

shuāng céng

double tier

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