城 chéng HSK3 city Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: to build a wall All meanings 718 chéng 718 city 707city wall 11to build a wall 1administrative seat 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 城, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 1 sentence for 城 (chéng — to build a wall) 人们从前在城镇四周筑坚固城墙以防御敌人。 rénmen cóngqián zài chéngzhèn sìzhōu zhù jiāngù chéng qiáng yǐ fángyù dírén. People used to build strong walls round their towns as a defense against enemies. Source: UM-Corpus: Education