瓦砾 (wǎlì): rubble

Meanings

Dìzhèn guòhòu, dàochù dōu shì wǎlì.

After the earthquake, rubble was everywhere.

Jiùyuán rényuán zài wǎlì zhōng xúnzhǎo xìngcúnzhě.

Rescue workers searched for survivors in the rubble.

memory

瓦 means 'roof tile' and 砾 means 'gravel/pebbles.' Rubble is literally 'broken tiles and gravel' — the remains of collapsed buildings.

瓦 wǎ

砾 lì