城 = 土 + 成

城 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “castle”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 成 (completed).

Keyword: castle
Pinyin (Mandarin): chéng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: замок
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 城 castle

Decomposition

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土 soil
成 completed

How to find 城 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “completed”. 城 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 城 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.