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CHINESE CHARACTER

kuài

块

块

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measure word (general)

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
kuai4
English meanings
m.[general]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 夬.

Meaning & sound clues

土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.

夬 is identified as the sound component (guài). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 块.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰土夬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我chī吃le了yī一kuài块dàngāo蛋糕。

    I ate a piece of cake.

  2. 02

    zhè这běn本shū书wǔ五kuài块qián钱。

    This book costs five yuan.

  3. 03

    gěi给wǒ我yī一kuài块xiàngpí橡皮。

    Give me an eraser.

  4. 04

    zhè这kuài块shǒubiǎo手表hěn很guì贵。

    This watch is expensive.

  5. 05

    dìshang地上yǒu有yī一kuài块shítou石头。

    There's a stone on the ground.

  6. 06

    bǎ把ròu肉qiè切chéng成xiǎo小kuài块。

    Cut the meat into small pieces.

Related words

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  • 一块儿
  • 板块
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