Meaning
brick
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 砖 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
- 砖瓦zhuān wǎtiles and bricks
- 地砖dì zhuānfloor tile
- 面砖miàn zhuānfacing brick; facade tile used to cover exterior walls
- 砖头zhuān toubrick
- 变砖biàn zhuān(of an electronic device) to brick; to become inoperable
Example Sentence
工人们正在用砖头砌一堵墙。Gōng rén men zhèng zài yòng zhuān tóu qì yì dǔ qiáng.The workers are building a wall with bricks.
工人Gōng rénworker们men(plural marker)正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat用yòngto use砖头zhuān tóubrick砌qìto build by laying bricks 一yìone堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe 墙qiángwall (CL:面,堵)。