磚 meaning and stroke order
Tile, brick
How to write 磚, stroke by stroke
16 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 磚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- brick
- tile (floor or wall, not roof)
How 磚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Stone.
石 gives the meaning and 專 hints at the sound.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 磚
磚 combines 石 (stone), which gives the meaning, with 專 (zhuān), which gives the sound. Picture a hard block of stone that you call zhuān, and you have a brick.
磚 is the traditional form. In mainland China it is written 砖, as in 砖头 (zhuāntou) and 瓷砖 (cízhuān). It names building bricks and also floor or wall tiles, but not roof tiles. Example: 这面墙是用红砖砌的。(Zhè miàn qiáng shì yòng hóng zhuān qì de.) This wall is built of red bricks.
Common mistake: Learners often use 砖 for roof tiles, but roof tiles are 瓦 (wǎ). Also, do not confuse the right side 專 with 傳 (chuán, to pass on), which has 亻 instead of 石.
Common words with 磚
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 磚
How many strokes are in 磚?
磚 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 磚 mean?
磚 (zhuān) means tile, brick. A common word with it is 砖头 (zhuāntou), meaning "brick".
How do you pronounce 磚?
磚 is pronounced zhuān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 磚?
The radical of 磚 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 磚 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 磚?
磚 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 砖, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 砖家 mean online?
砖家 (zhuānjiā) is a pun on 专家 (zhuānjiā, expert). It mocks so-called experts who give silly advice, as if they deserve to have bricks thrown at them.
What is the difference between 砖头 and 砖块?
Both mean brick. 砖头 is the everyday spoken word and can also mean a broken piece of brick, while 砖块 stresses a single block and sounds a bit more neutral or written.