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砖
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brick

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zhuān
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Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (磚)
石 stone+ 專 specialty =
磚 brick
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
專 Phonetic component
specialty
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Simplified (砖)
石 stone+ 专 take =
砖 tile
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
专 Phonetic component
zhuān take
variant of 專|专[zhuān]
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Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)庶 various段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind
Chinese
砖 / 磚 [zhuān]
brick; CL:塊|块[kuài]
Japanese
磚 、 塼 、 甎 せん 同音
noun rare brick (used in Chinese-style buildings)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (29)
瓷砖 [cí​zhuān] #11,644
ceramic tile
砖头 [zhuān​tou] #12,679
brick
地砖 [dì​zhuān] #36,694
floor tile
砖块 [zhuān​kuài] #22,559
brick
敲门砖 [qiāo​mén​zhuān] #36,701
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
抛砖引玉 [pāo​zhuān​yǐn​yù] #57,034
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
添砖加瓦 [tiān​zhuān​jiā​wǎ] #38,468
lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
冰砖 [bīng​zhuān] #58,599
ice-cream brick
耐火砖 [nài​huǒ​zhuān] #48,606
refractory brick
砌砖 [qì​zhuān] #66,568
to lay bricks
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
磚 [せん] #148,762
brick (used in Chinese-style buildings)
磚子苗 [くぐ] #276,604
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
磚茶 [たんちゃ]
brick tea