板块 meaning in English

bǎnkuài

slab; (geology) tectonic plate

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 板塊15 strokes

Meaning of 板块

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bǎnkuài
  1. slab
  2. (geology) tectonic plate
  3. (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry)
  4. (economic) bloc

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

板 bǎn · board · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

块 kuài · lump · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 板块.

一块儿yīkuàirerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
老板lǎobǎnboss; proprietor
地板dìbǎnfloor
木板mùbǎnslab; board
叫板jiàobǎnto signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a
拍板pāibǎnwooden clappers (percussion instrument); to beat time with clappers (for a singer)
一块yīkuàia piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) asp
甲板jiǎbǎndeck (of a ship or boat)
老板娘lǎobǎnniángfemale proprietor; lady boss
冰块bīngkuàiice cube; ice chunk
天花板tiānhuābǎnceiling (of a room); (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)

Questions about 板块

What does 板块 mean?

板块 (bǎnkuài) means "slab; (geology) tectonic plate" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 板块?

板块 is made of 2 characters: 板 (8 strokes), 块 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 板块 an HSK word?

Yes. 板块 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 板块 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 板块 is written 板塊.