00707 Chinese character of 塊 and pronounce faai3

The Chinese word【塊】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes an object or quantity. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Quantifier, plot of land. Explanation: (1) A mass of soil. Such as: “clod of earth”, “clod of mud”. (2) Objects that are aggregated into masses. For example: “ice cubes”, “sugar cubes”, “stones”. (3) Quantifier: A> is used to count the units of something that is in the form of a block or piece. For example: “a piece of land”, “three pieces of candy”. B>The unit of calculation of currency. Equivalent to “yuan”. For example: “Ten dollars.” (4) Together: together, together. For example: “Everyone come together!”

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【塊】:kuài

Cantonese Jyutping of 【塊】:faai3

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【塊】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【塊】, for example:Describe the item or quantity , It mainly means quantifier, plot of land .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【塊】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【一塊、地塊】(Mandarin Pinyin:yī kuài 、dì kuài/ Cantonese Jyutping:jat1 faai3 、dei6 faai3)

To complete this character, you need 13 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,The sentence below shows how this character appears in written language.:


他拿起了一塊石頭,觀察其紋理。

He picked up a piece of stone and observed its texture.


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