漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
堆: piled high
N1 (our estimate)11 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
土 carries the meaning · 隹 is drawn in
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
タイtai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 堆肥たいひcompost; manure
- 堆積たいせきaccumulation; pile; heap
- 堆たいbank (elevation in the seabed)
Also read ツイ, うずたかい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ツイ
4 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side堆 piled high · 土
vs推 conjecture · 扌In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · duī
Same form: 堆 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 堆 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 堆 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin duī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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