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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这座很古老,城墙还保存得很好。

zhè zuò chéng hěn gǔ lǎo, chéng qiáng hái bǎo cún de hěn hǎo。

This city is very old, and its city walls are still well preserved.

他们从远处看到了那座的轮廓。

tā men cóng yuǎn chù kàn dào le nà zuò chéng de lún kuò。

They saw the outline of that city from far away.

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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