階層

See also: 阶层

Chinese

		rank or step; stairs	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf
trad. (階層)		階	層
simp. (阶层)		阶	层

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēcéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄘㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ cang⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiê-chhèn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kai-chân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēcéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄘㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiecéng
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-tsʻêng²
    • Yale: jyē-tséng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jietserng
    • Palladius: цзецэн (czecɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai¹ cang⁴
    • Yale: gāai chàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ tsang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai¹ ceng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiê-chhèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: gie^ˊ cen^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gie¹ cen²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯e²⁴ t͡sʰen¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kai-chân
    • Tâi-lô: kai-tsân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaizaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kai³³ t͡san²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san²³/

Noun

階層

1. hierarchy
2. social stratum; class; level

Synonyms

• (social stratum): 階級／阶级 (jiējí)

Derived terms

• 社會階層 / 社会阶层 (shèhuì jiēcéng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
階	層
かい Grade: 3	そう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
階層 (kyūjitai)

Noun

階(かい)層(そう) • (kaisō) 

1. hierarchy
2. level, stratum