块 — yuan
yuan (spoken); piece
How to pronounce it
块 is read kuài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “块”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 块. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 一个苹果三块钱yígepíngguǒsānkuàiqiánOne apple: three yuan.
- 我花1了两百块wǒhuāleliǎngbǎikuàiI spent two hundred yuan.
- 我花了五百多块钱。wǒhuālewǔbǎiduōkuàiqiánI spent a little over five hundred yuan.
- 我们一块儿吃饭吧wǒmenyíkuàirchīfànbaLet's eat together.
- 这个三块五毛。zhègesānkuàiwǔmáoThis costs three yuan five mao.
- 我还差两块钱wǒháichàliǎngkuàiqiánI’m still two yuan short.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How much is it?”
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Frequently asked questions
What does 块 mean?
块 (kuài) means “yuan (spoken); piece”.
How do you write 块?
块 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 块?
块 is read kuài. Tones: kuài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“yuan” in the lesson “How much is it?”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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