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一层
yìcéng
(after tone sandhi)
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Pinyinyīcéng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		yìcéng
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄧ ㄘㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jat1cang4
Word Decomposition
一yīone; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
层cénglayer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; measure word for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)

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Words With Same Head Word    
一些yīxiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
一样yīyàngsame; like; equal to; the same as; just like
一共yīgòngaltogether
一点点yī diǎndiǎna little bit
Words With Same Tail Word    
基层jīcéngbasic level; grassroots unit; basement layer
阶层jiēcénghierarchy; stratum; social class
高层gāocénghigh level; high class
层层céngcénglayer upon layer
深层shēncéngdeep layer; deep; deep-seated; underlying
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