砖 meaning and stroke order
Brick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)
How to write 砖, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 砖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- brick
- tile (floor or wall, not roof)
- variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1]
- variant of 磚|砖[zhuan1]
How 砖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Stone.
石 gives the meaning and 专 hints at the sound.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 砖
砖 is built from 石 (shí, stone) on the left, which gives the meaning, and 专 (zhuān) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a block made of stone that sounds like 专: a brick.
砖 rarely stands alone in speech. It usually appears in words like 砖头 (zhuāntou), 砖块 (zhuānkuài) and 瓷砖 (cízhuān) for floor and wall tiles. Example: 这面墙是用红砖砌的。(Zhè miàn qiáng shì yòng hóng zhuān qì de.) This wall is built with red bricks.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 专 with an extra dot, or mix it up with 传 (chuán) and 转 (zhuǎn), which share the same 专 part. Remember that only the stone radical 石 means brick, and the tone is first tone, zhuān, not zhuǎn.
Common words with 砖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
砖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 砖
How many strokes are in 砖?
砖 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 砖 mean?
砖 (zhuān) means brick; tile (floor or wall, not roof). A common word with it is 砖头 (zhuāntou), meaning "brick".
How do you pronounce 砖?
砖 is pronounced zhuān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 砖?
The radical of 砖 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 砖 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 砖?
The traditional form of 砖 is 塼, 甎 and 磚. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 砖 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 砖 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 砖 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 砖 be used for roof tiles?
No. 砖 covers bricks and floor or wall tiles. Roof tiles are usually called 瓦 (wǎ).
What does 砖家 mean online?
砖家 (zhuānjiā) is a pun on 专家 (zhuānjiā, expert). People use it to mock so-called experts who give silly or unreliable opinions.