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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhuān

砖

砖

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brick

Numbered pinyin
zhuan1
English meanings
brick

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 专.

Meaning & sound clues

石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “stone”.

专 is identified as the sound component (zhuān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 砖.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰石专

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

    hóng红zhuān砖。

    A red brick.

  2. 02

    qì砌zhuān砖gài盖fáng房。

    Lay bricks to build.

  3. 03

    jiāngù坚固nài耐yòng用。

    Durable.

  4. 04

    jiàng匠xīn心yíngzào营造。

    Skilled building.

  5. 05

    ān安jiā家luòhù落户。

    Settle down.

  6. 06

    ān安jū居lè乐yè业。

    Live in peace.

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