砌 (qì): to build by laying bricks or stones, used in 砌末
砌 (qì) is a Chinese character meaning “to build by laying bricks or stones.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 石 (structural) and 切 (structural). It ranks #2846 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 砌 to cut 切 stone 石; 切 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 石 (stone) appears in many related characters such as 确 (què, certain, true), 碗 (wǎn, bowl), 碰 (pèng, to touch, to bump).
Definitions
- to build by laying bricks or stones
- used in 砌末
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo cut 切 stone 石; 切 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰石切 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 堆砌verb | duī qì | lit. to pile up (bricks) |
| 砌砖verb | qì zhuān | to lay bricks |
| 铺砌verb | pū qì | to pave |
| 砌合法 | qì hé fǎ | bond (in building) |
| 砌长城verb | qì cháng chéng | (coll.) to play mahjong |
| 砌体 | qì tǐ | brickwork |
| 砌合 | qì hé | bond (in building) |
| 砌路 | qì lù | paving |
| 砌词捏控 | qì cí niē kòng | to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom) |
| 砌砖工noun | qì zhuān gōng | bricklaying |
| 砌块 | qì kuài | building block |
| 砌层 | qì céng | course (i.e. building layer) |
| 雕栏玉砌 | diāo lán yù qì | (lit.) carved railings and jade steps (idiom) |
| 砌末 | qiè mo | variant of 切末 |
| 垒砌verb | lěi qì | to build a structure out of layered bricks or stones |
砌 appears in 15 compound words: 73 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 砌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
砌字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
qì zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The use of character-stacking is relatively infrequent in daily life.
北汽张建勇:享界 G9 不会盲目堆砌配置,现在很多车把功能简单堆砌但很多用不上
běi qì zhāng jiàn yǒng : xiǎng jiè G 9 bù huì máng mù duī qì pèi zhì , xiàn zài hěn duō chē bǎ gōng néng jiǎn dān duī qì dàn hěn duō yòng bù shàng
Zhang Jianyong of BAIC: The Xangjie G9 won’t blindly pile on features; many cars today simply cram in features, but most of them go unused.
默认界面功能区域划分还是比较清晰的,只是设置区的功能堆砌没有进一步进行分类。
mò rèn jiè miàn gōng néng qū yù huá fēn hái shì bǐ jiào qīng xī de , zhī shì shè zhì qū de gōng néng duī qì méi yǒu jìn yī bù jìn háng fēn lèi .
The layout of the default interface is fairly clear, but the features in the settings section are simply listed without being further categorized.
他们需在工匠师傅指导下,完成物料运送、砖块清理、墙面清理、夯土施工、砖墙砌筑等工作。
tā men xū zài gōng jiàng shī fù zhǐ dǎo xià , wán chéng wù liào yùn sòng , zhuān kuài qīng lǐ , qiáng miàn qīng lǐ , bèn tǔ shī gōng , zhuān qiáng qì zhù děng gōng zuò .
Under the guidance of master craftsmen, they must complete tasks such as transporting materials, clearing bricks, cleaning walls, compacting earth, and building brick walls.
程式化的浅层表演终将被技术取代,这就要求演员要跳出单纯背台词、堆砌表情的表演定式。
chéng shì huà de qiǎn céng biǎo yǎn zhōng jiāng bèi jì shù qǔ dài , zhè jiù yāo qiú yǎn yuán yāo tiào chū dān chún bèi tái cí , duī qì biǎo qíng de biǎo yǎn dìng shì .
Stylized, superficial performances will eventually be replaced by technology, which requires actors to break free from the conventional approach of simply reciting lines and stringing together facial expressions.
高端电动车市场,各家正热衷于用各种舒适配置和智能生态来堆砌配置表。
gāo duān diàn dòng chē shì chǎng , gè jiā zhèng rè zhōng yú yòng gè zhǒng shū shì pèi zhì hé zhì néng shēng tài lái duī qì pèi zhì biǎo .
In the high-end electric vehicle market, manufacturers are eager to pack their spec sheets with all kinds of comfort features and smart ecosystems.
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