How to write 块 (kuài, “lump”)
块 (kuài), an HSK 1 character, means “lump”, “classifier” and “classifier”. The traditional form is 塊, 13 strokes instead of 7. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 板块 (“slab”), 一块 (“a piece”) and 鸡块 (“chicken nugget”). Japanese keeps the traditional 塊, read kai (“clod”).
- Pinyin
- kuài
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 土 (“earth”)
- Traditional
- 塊
Stroke by stroke
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As a left-right character it splits into 土 (“earth”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 夬 (“decisive”), strokes 4–7, written the left part first.
- leftrightwards
- top leftdownwards
- bottom leftrightwards
- centerrightwards → downwards
- centerrightwards
- topdownwards → down and left
- centerdown and right → rightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 块 · 7 strokes
- Traditional
- 塊 · 13 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| kuài fourth tone | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | 塊 | 板块 一块 鸡块 地块 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 块
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 块 塊 | kuài | lump; chunk HSK 1 |
| 板块 板塊 | bǎnkuài | slab; (geology) tectonic plate HSK 7-9 |
| 一块 一塊 | yīkuài | a piece; a chunk |
| 鸡块 雞塊 | jīkuài | chicken nugget; chicken piece |
| 地块 地塊 | dìkuài | parcel of land; (geology) massif |
| 块体 塊體 | kuàitǐ | a block; body of person or animal as a block |
| 块头 塊頭 | kuàitóu | size; body size |
| 大块头 大塊頭 | dàkuàitóu | heavy man; fat man |
| 少块肉 少塊肉 | shǎokuàiròu | (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth); (won't) hurt… |
| 冰块 冰塊 | bīngkuài | ice cube; ice chunk |
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