層 = 尸 + 曾

層 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “story”. It is built from 尸 (corpse) and 曾 (already).

Keyword: story
Pinyin (Mandarin): céng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: story, layer, floor, stratum, история, пол, слой, layer, floor, stratum
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 層 stratum

Decomposition

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尸 corpse
曾 already

How to find 層 without knowing its reading

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

Open 層 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.