to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

= + : The King of Chu (c) is enjoying a lasagna (千层面) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when suddenly a ghost (尸) surrounded by a dark cloud (云) appears and starts to haunt him. Terrified, the King of Chu drops the lasagna and runs away. The ghost reached its goal and starts devouring the lasagna himself.

层 character breakdown

(classical) to say
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is investigating a crime scene with a corpse (尸) in front of the space station (Ø1). The victim's ghost (尸) is trying to give him hints from the afterlife about their killer.
corpse
surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
cloud / CL:朵[duo3]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) had a little accident in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She blew up her capacitor (二), and now there's smoke (云) everywhere. To be able to breathe, she puts on her fake nose (厶).

Characters with 层 as component

层 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 层

basic level / grassroots unit / basement layer
stratum (geology)
lamination / layering / stratification / delamination
protective layer / coating
layer of soil / ground level
single layer / single story / single deck / single level
single-storied pagoda
layer (imaging)
stratigraphy (geology)
ground floor / first floor
layer filled with rammed earth in a tomb pit (archeology)
cirrostratus (cloud) / also written 卷層雲|卷层云[juan3 ceng2 yun2]
cladding / covering (on a fiber)
cirrostratus (cloud) / also written 捲層雲|卷层云[juan3 ceng2 yun2]

Sentences with 层

层 currently does not appear in any sentence.