Dong Chinese dictionary

kuài

piece

Simplified form of 塊. Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 夬 represents the sound.

Components

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

夬 Sound component

guài

parted

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kuài

piece, lump; dollar; lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units

Most common words with 块

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