块

kuài

k+uài·4th tone

lump; chunk; piece

Radical: 土 Strokes: 7 HSK 1

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

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Character Decomposition

块=土+夬

Etymology

earth

Meanings

lump; chunk; piece

classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc

(coll.) classifier for money and currency units

kuài

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Words with 块 124 total

cube; block; square · diamond ♦ (in card games)方块fāng kuài slab · (geology) tectonic plate · (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry) · (economic) bloc板块bǎn kuài a gauge block (block for accurate measurement)块规kuài guī gloom · a lump on the heart块垒kuài lěi size · body size块头kuài tóu

Idioms with 块 16 total Chain

bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom) · the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period寝苫枕块qǐn shān zhěn kuài