城郭 chéng guō ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛ sing4 gwok3
- a city wall
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 城 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
城
- 商城 shāng chéng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄥˊ soeng1 sing4 shopping center
- 城区 城區 chéng qū ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩ sing4 keoi1 city district
- 城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 city; town
- 城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ sing4 coeng4 city wall
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
Show 15 more words with 城
- 城镇 城鎮 chéng zhèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ sing4 zan3 town
- 长城 長城 Cháng chéng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ coeng4 sing4 the Great Wall
- 众志成城 眾志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ zung3 zi3 sing4 sing4 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
- 上城 Shàng chéng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ soeng5 sing4 see 上城区
- 云城 Yún chéng ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ wan4 sing4 see 云城区
- 交城 Jiāo chéng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄥˊ gaau1 sing4 see 交城县
- 京城 jīng chéng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ging1 sing4 capital of a country
- 任城 Rèn chéng ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ jam6 sing4 see 任城区
- 倾城 傾城 qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 sing4 coming from everywhere
- 内城 內城 nèi chéng ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ noi6 sing4 inner castle
- 全城 quán chéng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 whole city
- 南城 Nán chéng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ naam4 sing4 see 南城县
- 占城 Zhān chéng ㄓㄢ ㄔㄥˊ zim1 sing4 see 占婆
- 古城 gǔ chéng ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ gu2 sing4 ancient city
- 名城 míng chéng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ming4 sing4 famous city
郭
- 南郭 Nán guō ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛ naam4 gwok3 two-character surname Nanguo
- 东郭 東郭 Dōng guō ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ dung1 gwok3 two-character surname Dongguo
- 耳郭 ěr guō ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄛ outer ear
- 郭城 guō chéng ㄍㄨㄛ ㄔㄥˊ gwok3 sing4 outer city wall
- 郭泉 Guō Quán ㄍㄨㄛ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gwok3 cyun4 Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中国新民党
Show 15 more words with 郭
- 前郭尔 前郭爾 Qián guō ěr ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄦˇ see 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县
- 前郭县 前郭縣 Qián guō Xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 gwok3 jyun6 see 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县
- 吴郭鱼 吳郭魚 wú guō yú ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄩˊ (Tw) tilapia
- 外郭城 wài guō chéng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄔㄥˊ ngoi6 gwok3 sing4 outer city wall
- 郭台铭 郭台銘 Guō Tái Míng ㄍㄨㄛ ㄊㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn
- 郭子仪 郭子儀 Guō Zǐ yí ㄍㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄧˊ Guo Ziyi (697–781), Tang dynasty general who helped suppress the An Lushan Rebellion and served multiple emperors
- 郭小川 Guō Xiǎo chuān ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢ gwok3 siu2 cyun1 Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
- 郭居静 郭居靜 Guō Jū jìng ㄍㄨㄛ ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gwok3 geoi1 zing6 Lazzaro Cattaneo (1560-1640), Italian Jesuit missionary in China
- 郭嵩焘 郭嵩燾 Guō Sōng tāo ㄍㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄥ ㄊㄠ Guo Songtao (1818–1891), Chinese statesman and diplomat, served as minister to Britain and minister to France 1877–1879
- 郭敬明 Guō Jìng míng ㄍㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwok3 ging3 ming4 Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
- 郭晶晶 Guō Jīng jīng ㄍㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ gwok3 zing1 zing1 Guo Jingjing (1981-), Chinese female diver and Olympic gold medalist
- 郭永怀 郭永懷 Guō Yǒng huái ㄍㄨㄛ ㄩㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gwok3 wing5 waai4 Guo Yonghuai (1909-1968), Chinese aviation pioneer
- 郭沫若 Guō Mò ruò ㄍㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gwok3 mut6 joek6 Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik
- 郭茂倩 Guō Mào qiàn ㄍㄨㄛ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ gwok3 mau6 sin6 Guo Maoqian (11th century), Song dynasty editor of the Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads 乐府诗集
- 前郭尔县 前郭爾縣 Qián guō ěr Xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄦˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ see 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 城
- 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí ㄍㄠ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄔˊ gou1 sing4 sam1 ci4 high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 攻城略地 gōng chéng lüè dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 sing4 loek6 dei6 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
- 满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ ㄇㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ mun5 sing4 fung1 jyu5 lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
- 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 gwok3 king1 sing4 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 围城打援 圍城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢˊ wai4 sing4 daa2 wun4 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
- 胸无城府 胸無城府 xiōng wú chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 mou4 sing4 fu2 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 jau5 sing4 fu2 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom
Example sentences
-
其 鄄城 、 东阿 東阿 、 范 县 縣 三 处 處 ， 赖 賴 荀彧 、 程昱 二 人设 人設 计 計 相连 相連 ， 死守 城郭 。
At Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan counties, thanks to the strategic planning of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, the locations were connected, and the cities were defended to the death.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.