砌

qì

verb #20,768

Meanings

1 to build by laying bricks or stones
2 to pave
3 to construct (a wall)

Characters

to lay bricks / to build with stone

Examples

工人正在砌墙。

Gōngrén zhèngzài qì qiáng.

The workers are laying bricks to build a wall.

这条小路是用石头砌成的。

Zhè tiáo xiǎolù shì yòng shítou qì chéng de.

This path is paved with stones.

Tips

memory

Picture a stone (石) being cut (切) and laid into place — 砌 = build with stones.

Stroke Order

砌 qì