Definitions

duī (verb) to pile up; to heap up
duī (noun) pile; heap; stack
duī (noun) large amount

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 堆 is a phono-semantic compound with the earth radical 土 on the left, linking its core meaning to soil or ground. The right element 隹, originally depicting a short-tailed bird, contributes only phonetically here. The primary meaning is a physical mound or heap, typically of earth or granular materials gathered in one place. This later extended to a verb and a measure word for piling up various objects into a mass.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Example Sentences Hide

地上满了树叶。

Di shang dui man le shu ye.

The ground is piled with leaves.

他把玩具在一起。

Ta ba wan ju dui zai yi qi.

He piled the toys together.

了一个雪人。

Ta dui le yi ge xue ren.

She built a snowman.

仓库里着很多货物。

Cang ku li dui zhe hen duo huo wu.

There are many goods piled in the warehouse.

问题成了山。

Wen ti dui cheng le shan.

The problems piled up into a mountain.

数据在服务器里。

Shu ju dui zai fu wu qi li.

The data is piled up in the server.

这些文件得乱七八糟。

Zhe xie wen jian dui de luan qi ba zao.

These files are piled up messily.

长期积的垃圾需要清理。

Chang qi dui ji de la ji xu yao qing li.

The long-accumulated garbage needs to be cleaned.