Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

piece; chunk; lump; (measure word for chunks; lumps); yuan (unit of currency)

Chinese: 块状物。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “kuai” becomes a different word in each tone. 块 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 一块儿yī kuài rcolloquial (-r) form of 一块
  • 板块bǎn kuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate; (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry); (economic) bloc
  • 一块yī kuàia piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) aspect; area
  • 地块dì kuàiparcel of land; (geology) massif
  • 种块zhǒng kuàiseed tuber

Example Sentence

请给我一块面包。Qǐng gěi wǒ yí kuài miàn bāo.Please give me a piece of bread.

Qǐngto askgěitoI一块yí kuàia piece面包miàn bāobread