堆

duī
HSK 5
#1,368 most
frequent character
a pile, a mass, heap, stack
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

堆 has 土 earth/dirt as the meaning part and 隹 zhuī as the sound part, sharing the rhyme. It first meant a hill, then grew to pile or heap and to pile up or collect.

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Example Sentences

桌子上有一堆书。
zhuōzǐ shàngyǒu yīduī shū 。
There is a pile of books on the table.
院子里堆了一堆沙子。
yuànzǐ lǐ duīle yīduī shāzi 。
There is a heap of sand in the yard.
他把衣服堆在了椅子上。
tā bǎ yīfú duī zài le yǐzǐ shàng 。
He piled the clothes on the chair.

Words with similar meanings

堆积duījī
to accumulate
堆积 emphasizes the process of gathering materials into a pile over time.

Homophones

追duī
to sculpt, to carve

Words Starting With 堆

堆积duī jī
to pile up; to heap; accumulation

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