A cadmium complex [Cd-4(cam)(4)(phen)(4)]center dot 4H(2)O (H(2)cam=4-hydroxypyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid hydrate, phen =1,10-phenanthroline) has been hydrothermal synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, thermal stability analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Crystal structural analysis reveals that it crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/c, a=1.421 61(10) nm, b=1.94642(13) nm, c=1.439 66(10) nm, beta=115.385 0(10)degrees. The Cd-II ion is seven-coordinate with a slightly distorted pentagonal bipyramid geometry. Two pairs Cd-II ions joined with four (cam)(2-) ions to form a cyclic tetranuclear structure. The neighboring tetranuclear units are linked into 2D supramolecular network through hydrogen bonding interaction. Hydrogen bonding and pi center dot center dot center dot pi stacking interactions contact the 2D network to form 3D supramolecular structures. CCDC: 820965.