jī
墼
charcoal briquette
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
unbaked brick; sun-dried brick; briquette; block; cake
In modern usage, it appears exclusively in the compound '炭墼'. It historically referred to sun-dried bricks or clay blocks, and now denotes any molded block or briquette (e.g., coal, charcoal). It is a specialized, low-frequency character.
Zài在
pín贫
kùn困
dì地
qū区
，
rén人
men们
yǒu有
shí时
réng仍
yòng用
tǔ土
jī墼
gài盖
fáng房
zi子
。
In impoverished areas, people still sometimes use sun-dried mud bricks to build houses.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
tàn炭
jī墼
rán燃
shāo烧
shí时
jiān间
cháng长
，
huǒ火
lì力
wěn稳
dìng定
。
This kind of charcoal briquette burns for a long time with steady heat.
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Guò过
qù去
，
méi煤
jī墼
shì是
dōng冬
jì季
zhǔ主
yào要
de的
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
rán燃
liào料
。
In the past, coal briquettes were the main heating fuel in winter.
Zhè这
gè个
lú炉
zi子
yào要
yòng用
tè特
zhì制
de的
tàn炭
jī墼
。
This stove requires specially made charcoal briquettes.