层
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.
这个蛋糕有三层，看起来很好吃。
zhè ge dàn gāo yǒu sān céng，kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo chī。
This cake has three layers and looks very delicious.
他住在这栋楼的第八层，每天要爬很多台阶。
tā zhù zài zhè dòng lóu de dì bā céng，měi tiān yào pá hěn duō tái jiē。
He lives on the eighth floor of this building and has to climb many steps every day.
Words with 层
平流层
píng liú céng
stratosphere
深层次
shēn céng cì
deep level
层面
céng miàn
aspect; facet
层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng
more and more emerge
底层
dǐ céng
ground floor; first floor
高层建筑
gāo céng jiàn zhù
high-rise building
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