砖

塼/甎/磚
zhuān
专 + 石
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Definitions

zhuān (noun) brick

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 专 represents the sound. Simplified form of 磚.

Semantic: 石 Phonetic: 专

About

砖 is a phonosemantic compound: the left radical 石 (shí, 'stone') indicates the material, while the right component 专 (zhuān) gives the sound. It is the simplified form of 磚, which uses 專 as the phonetic. The character denotes a brick, a rectangular block of baked clay, mud, or concrete used in masonry, and by extension any object with a similar block-like shape, such as a compressed tea brick or a gold bar.

Example Sentences Hide

这是一块红砖。

Zhè shì yī kuài hóng zhuān.

This is a red brick.

工人正在砌砖。

Gōngrén zhèngzài qì zhuān.

The worker is laying bricks.

墙上贴满了瓷砖。

Qiáng shàng tiē mǎn le cízhuān.

The wall is covered with ceramic tiles.

他用砖头盖房子。

Tā yòng zhuāntou gài fángzi.

He uses bricks to build a house.

院子里堆着很多砖块。

Yuànzi lǐ duī zhe hěnduō zhuānkuài.

There are many bricks piled in the yard.

下雨的时候，砖路非常滑。

Xià yǔ de shíhou, zhuān lù fēicháng huá.

When it rains, brick roads are very slippery.

因为砖墙坚固，所以很安全。

Yīnwèi zhuān qiáng jiāngù, suǒyǐ hěn ānquán.

Because the brick wall is sturdy, it is very safe.

这座古老的砖桥经历了百年风雨。

Zhè zuò gǔlǎo de zhuān qiáo jīnglì le bǎinián fēngyǔ.

This ancient brick bridge has experienced a hundred years of wind and rain.

Related Characters

Component: 专

传 转 专 抟 䌸 䏝

Component: 石

确 研 破 础 硬 码 碰 矿 碎 岩 碍 磨 磁 碗

Example Words

瓷砖 砖头 金砖 地砖 抛砖 拍砖 板砖 添砖加瓦 砖块 冰砖 地板砖 搬砖 敲门砖 砌砖 砖瓦 砖石 砖窑 茶砖 面砖