kuài

凷

Character · NounTraditional塊

lump; clod; piece; measure word for pieces or lumps

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

clod; lump of earth

literary

The original, classical meaning. Found in ancient texts and occasionally in modern literary usage to refer to a hardened piece of soil.

Tā他
shí拾
qǐ起
yī一
kuài块
tǔ土
kuài块
 ，
rēng扔
xiàng向
yuǎn远
fāng方
 。

He picked up a clod of earth and threw it into the distance.

Tián田
yě野
lǐ里
biàn遍
bù布
zhe着
gān干
yìng硬
de的
tǔ土
kuài块
 。

The fields were covered with hard, dry clods of earth.