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The character "砖", meaning brick, is the simplified form of the traditional character "磚". The traditional form is a semantic-phonetic compound, composed of the radical "石" (stone) indicating its material category, and the component "專" which provides phonetic suggestion and also contributes a sense of something specialized or shaped. Originally denoting fired clay building blocks, the character's core meaning has remained consistent, though its application has broadened to encompass any artificial, block-shaped building unit, regardless of the specific material, such as cement or glass bricks. The simplification process altered the phonetic component from "專" to "专", maintaining the phonetic clue while reducing the number of strokes.
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这是一块红砖。
工人正在砌砖。
墙上贴满了瓷砖。
他用砖头盖房子。
院子里堆着很多砖块。
下雨的时候，砖路非常滑。
因为砖墙坚固，所以很安全。
这座古老的砖桥经历了百年风雨。