砖(zhuān)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad. 磚

variant of 砖

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuān
Meaning
variant of 砖
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
磚

Origin & structure

Where 砖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石专

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (stone); 专 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

石shí专zhuān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 砖 step by step

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

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Words with 砖

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

bīng冰zhuān砖

ice-cream brick; brick of ice

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dì地zhuān砖

floor tile

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pāo抛zhuān砖

to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 抛砖引玉)

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dì地bǎn板zhuān砖

floor tile

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yǐn引yù玉zhī之zhuān砖

lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)

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pāo抛zhuān砖yǐn引yù玉

lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)

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qiāo敲mén门zhuān砖

lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient

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bǎn板zhuān砖

(dialect) wall brick

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 砖’s common words

冰地抛板引玉之敲

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