砖
磚zhuān
#2,350 most
frequent character
brick, tile (floor or wall, not roof)
Measure words:块 kuài
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
砖 zhuān pairs 石 stone with 专 zhuān, which adds 'tile' and the sound. Stone-like material gives its first sense: mud bricks. That became the general 'brick' or 'building block,' and also 'tile.'
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