墼
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Meaning: unfired brick
💡 A 'jee' (jī) brick is just dried earth—no kiln, no fire!
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Character Story & Explanation
In a rural Shanxi village, you see workers stacking sun-dried mud bricks—墼 (jī). Unlike fired bricks (砖), these unfired bricks are made from earth and straw, dried under the sun for days. They're cheaper and eco-friendly, used in traditional rammed-earth houses. The radical 土 (earth) in 墼 hints at its earthen nature. This character embodies rural China's ancient, sustainable building wisdom.
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