Chinese Character: 砌 (Qì - Build with bricks)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 石 (Radical: 石, related to stone)
笔画数: 9 (Number of strokes: 9)
结构分解: 形声字，从石（石字旁，表示与石头相关），从切（qiè，表音）。本义指用砖石等材料堆叠建造。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "石" (stone radical) and "切" (phonetic component). Originally refers to building with bricks or stones.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qì (Fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“砌”主要指用砖、石等材料逐层堆叠建造，如“砌墙”（build a wall）；也可引申为堆砌（无意义地堆积），如“堆砌辞藻”（pile up flowery language）。("砌" mainly means to build by stacking bricks or stones, e.g., "砌墙" - build a wall; it can also refer to meaningless piling, e.g., "堆砌辞藻" - pile up flowery words.)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 砌墙 (qì qiáng) Build a wall
- 堆砌 (duī qì) Pile up
- 砌砖 (qì zhuān) Lay bricks
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“砌”通常作为动词使用，可带宾语表示建造的对象（如“砌房子”），或与其他字组合成复合词（如“堆砌”）。("砌" is usually used as a verb, followed by an object indicating what is built (e.g., "砌房子" - build a house), or forms compound words with other characters (e.g., "堆砌" - pile up).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“砌”与中国传统建筑密切相关，古代工匠用“砌”技术建造城墙、房屋，体现了劳动人民的智慧。现代建筑中“砌砖”仍是基础施工步骤。("砌" is closely related to traditional Chinese architecture. Ancient craftsmen used this technique to build city walls and houses, reflecting the wisdom of laborers. "Laying bricks" remains a basic construction step in modern architecture.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
工人们正在砌一堵新墙。(Gōng rén men zhèng zài qì yī dǔ xīn qiáng.)
The workers are building a new wall.
这篇文章堆砌了很多华丽的词语。(Zhè piān wén zhāng duī qì le hěn duō huá lì de cí yǔ.)
This article piles up many flowery words.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“砌”的结构：左边“石”表示用石头/砖块，右边“切”表示整齐切割后堆叠，结合发音“Qì”（第四声），记忆为“用石砖整齐堆叠”。(Associate the structure of "砌": "石" (stone) on the left indicates material, "切" (cut) on the right suggests neat stacking. Combine with the pronunciation "Qì" (fourth tone) to remember it as "neatly stacking stones/bricks".)