Phonetic character "城"consists of two parts "土" and "成". The original meaning was city wall. The ancient Chinese city wall included two layers, the inner and outer walls, and "城"means the inner wall. Since all cities in ancient times were enclosed with city wall, thus the "城" has the meaning of "city".
字义:
city
组词:
城市:chéngshì/ city
城市化:chéngshìhuà/urbanization
古城:gǔchéng/ ancient city; old city
城堡:chéngbǎo/ castle
中国城:zhōngguóchéng/ Chinatown
城镇:chéngzhèn/town;cities and towns
例句:
1、巴黎是法国最大的城市。 Bālí shì Fǎguó zuìdà de chéngshì. Paris is the largest city of France.
2、中国面临世界上最大的城市化问题。 Zhōngguó miànlín shìjiè shàng zuìdà de chéngshìhuà wèntí. China faces the world's biggest issue of urbanization.
3、那座古城曾经是一个文化中心。 Nàzuò gǔchéng céngjīng shì yígè wénhuà zhōngxīn. That ancient city was a centre of culture.
4、这里的城镇被长期的战争摧毁了。 Zhèlǐ de chéngzhèn bèi chángqī de zhànzhēng cuīhuǐ le. Cities and towns here were devastated by the long-term war.