Learn Chinese Characters

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 rénworkermen(plural marker)zhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiatyòngto use砖头zhuān tóubrickto build by laying bricks oneto block up (a road, pipe qiángwall (CL:面,堵)