坯

pī
丕 + 土

Definitions

pī blank (e.g. for a coin); unburnt earthenware; semifinished product; Taiwan pr. [pēi]

Etymology phono-semantic

earth

Semantic: 土 Phonetic: 丕

About

A phono-semantic compound, 坯 refers to unfired clay items such as unbaked bricks and earthenware, and by extension semi-finished products. The left-side radical 土 (earth, clay) indicates the material, while the right-side 不 provides the pronunciation. The meaning revolves around an incomplete or raw state in manufacturing. In modern industrial usage, the character is applied to any blank or unfinished product needing further processing, like steel blanks or ceramic bodies before high-temperature firing.

Example Sentences Hide

他们用土坯盖房子。

Tāmen yòng tǔpī gài fángzi.

They use adobe to build houses.

这间房子还是毛坯房。

Zhè jiān fángzi háishì máopī fáng.

This house is still a roughcast room.

陶匠正在制作陶坯。

Táojiàng zhèngzài zhìzuò táopī.

The potter is making pottery blanks.

他是个学戏的好坯子。

Tā shì gè xué xì de hǎo pīzi.

He is a good material for learning opera.

工厂生产钢铁坯料。

Gōngchǎng shēngchǎn gāngtiě pīliào.

The factory produces steel billets.

这些砖坯需要晒干才能烧制。

Zhèxiē zhuānpī xūyào shài gān cái néng shāozhì.

These brick blanks need to be dried before they can be fired.

他的性格还像一块未打磨的坯。

Tā de xìnggé hái xiàng yī kuài wèi dǎmó de pī.

His personality is still like an unpolished blank.

在陶瓷工艺中，修坯是至关重要的步骤。

Zài táocí gōngyì zhōng, xiū pī shì zhìguān zhòngyào de bùzhòu.

In ceramic craftsmanship, trimming the blank is a crucial step.

Related Characters

Component: 丕

胚 呸 苤 邳 魾 秠 伾 柸 狉 蚽 駓

Component: 土

在 地 去 主 走 场 至 社 基 王 城 增 型 境

Example Words

毛坯房 土坯 坯子 毛坯 钢坯 坯料