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砌
qì
1. to build by laying bricks or stones
Common • Top 21% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

砌
qì
to pile up, to build; stone steps; rock wall
9 丶

Compound Words (15)

堆砌
duīqì
lit. to pile up (bricks)
垒砌
lěiqì
to build a structure out of layered bricks or stones
石砌
shíqì
stone steps
砌合
qìhé
bond (in building)
砌块
qìkuài
building block
砌层
qìcéng
book (i.e. building layer)
砌末
qièmo
stage props
砌砖
qìzhuān
to lay bricks
砌路
qìlù
paving
砌体
qìtǐ
brickwork
铺砌
pūqì
to pave
砌合法
qìhéfǎ
bond (in building)
砌基脚
qìjījiǎo
foundation (for building a wall)
砌砖工
qìzhuāngōng
bricklaying
砌词捏控
qìcíniēkòng
to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,220
Word Frequency Rank
17,871 of 84,292

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