Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Corpse (shī) 層 Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 303, Entry 01 Pronounced ceng. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A multi-story house. Formed from the radical corpse and the phonetic element ceng. Also, in Yu Pian (Yu Pian): To be heavy or layered. All things that are stacked are collectively called ceng. Also, in Zeng Yun (Zeng Yun): A grade or level. In ancient times, it was used interchangeably with the character ceng (ceng). Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Entering the towering, multi-storied palaces in a rush.