堆(duī)

HSK 511 strokes

to pile up

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Character information

Pinyin
duī
Meaning
to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 堆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土隹

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 隹 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

土tǔ隹zhuī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 堆 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 堆

Common words using 堆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

duī堆qì砌
HSK 7-9

lit. to pile up (bricks)

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yī一duī堆

pile

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tǔ土duī堆

mound

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duī堆lěi垒

to pile up; accumulative

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sān三xīng星duī堆

archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bron…

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fǎn反yìng应duī堆

reactor

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lā垃jī圾duī堆

garbage heap

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duī堆fàng放

to pile up; to stack

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From 堆’s common words

砌一土垒三星反应

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