堆 Stroke Order — How to Write 堆
堆 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
堆 Radical and Character Components
堆 is a phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while 隹 indicates the sound.
Radical: 土 + 8 more strokes
堆 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- duī
Meanings of 堆 in Chinese
1
duī堆
a pile; a heap; a stack (of things accumulated together)
桌子上有一堆文件。
There is a pile of documents on the table.
To pile up; to accumulate; to stack.
孩子们把玩具都堆放在角落里了。
The children piled all the toys in the corner.
A measure word used for a pile of objects or a group of people.
公园里有一堆孩子在玩耍。
There's a bunch of kids playing in the park.
Common Words and Phrases with 堆
1
Pack ice, a large area of floating ice pieces pushed together.
在寒冷的极地海域，巨大的海浪常常将浮冰推挤成连绵不绝的堆冰。
In cold polar seas, large waves often push ice floes together to form continuous stretches of pressured ice.
2
to pile up or stack in layers
他小心翼翼地把木块堆叠起来，形成一个高塔。
He carefully stacked the wooden blocks to form a tall tower.
3
To stack up into a pile or rick (e.g., hay).
工人们忙着将收割下来的小麦堆垛起来，以便储存。
The workers were busy stacking the harvested wheat into piles for storage.
4
A storeroom or wareroom for stacking various items or goods.
我们把旧家具都搬到堆房里去了，等以后再处理。
We moved all the old furniture into the storeroom to deal with later.
5
To pile up or stack (items, goods).
农民把收获的玉米堆放在院子里。
The farmer piled the harvested corn in the yard.
6
Compost, a mixture of decaying organic matter like plant residues and animal waste, used as a fertilizer and soil conditioner.
我们将厨余垃圾和园林废弃物收集起来制作堆肥，用于改善菜园的土壤肥力
We collect kitchen waste and garden refuse to make compost, which is used to improve the fertility of the vegetable garden soil.
7
A place or field where grain or straw is stacked.
农民们将新收割的稻谷堆满了堆谷场。
The farmers filled the stackyard with freshly harvested grain.
8
A welding method that involves depositing molten metal onto worn or cracked parts of tools or machine components for repair.
通过堆焊技术，可以显著提高机械零件的耐磨性。
Through hardfacing technology, the wear resistance of mechanical parts can be significantly improved.
9
To heap or pile up; to accumulate.
旧报纸堆积在角落里，占用了不少空间。
Old newspapers accumulated in the corner, taking up a lot of space.
10
to pile up; to accumulate
落叶在花园角落堆集成了厚厚的一层。
Fallen leaves have accumulated into a thick layer in the corner of the garden.
11
To pile up like a mountain, describing an extremely large quantity of something.
他的书桌上堆集如山的文件，显示出繁忙的工作状态。
The documents on his desk are piled up like a mountain, indicating a busy work state.
12
to amass a fortune; to be extremely rich
那位成功的商人经过多年的努力，终于堆金积玉，过上了奢华的生活。
After years of hard work, that successful merchant finally amassed a vast fortune, living a luxurious life.
13
to heap up; to accumulate; to gather
落叶堆聚在墙角，等待被清扫
Fallen leaves accumulated in the corner, waiting to be cleared away.
14
15
In-pile; referring to something located or conducted within a nuclear reactor.
为了研究新材料在辐射环境下的性能，科学家们在堆内进行了长期实验。
To study the performance of new materials in a radiation environment, scientists conducted long-term experiments in-pile.
16
To pad one's writing with an excessive amount of elaborate or unnecessary words.
这篇文章虽然遣词造句华丽，但内容空洞，给人一种堆砌辞藻的感觉。
Although the language in this article is ornate and beautiful, its content is hollow, giving the impression of merely padding with flowery words.
More words with 堆
- fén坟duī堆grave mound
- fèn粪duī堆dung heap, manure pile
- liào料duī堆Stockpile, Material pile
- xuě雪duī堆snowdrift, snow pile
- zhā扎duī堆cluster, gather
- gǒu狗shǐ屎duī堆pile of dog shit
- gān干cǎo草duī堆A large pile of dried hay.
- gū估duī堆ér儿Estimate in bulk, Bulk estimation
- duī堆mǎn满filled with, piled with
- hé核fǎn反yìng应duī堆nuclear reactor
- yì一duī堆a pile, a heap
- chéng成duī堆piles of, a pile of
- duī堆chéng成piled into, stacked into
- duī堆jī积mù木build blocks, stack blocks
- duī堆qǐ起lái来stack up, pile up
- duī堆shā沙bǎo堡build a sandcastle, make a sandcastle
- duī堆dé得stacked, piled
- duī堆jī积qǐ起lái来pile up, accumulate
- duī堆zài在piled up, stacked
- lā垃ji圾duī堆Garbage dump, Rubbish heap
Idioms with 堆
- duī堆jī积chéng成shān山pile up like a mountain
- duī堆jī积rú如shān山pile up like a mountain
- duī堆jīn金dié叠yù玉amass immense riches
- duī堆shān山jī积hǎi海immense quantity or wealth
- huāng慌zuò做yī一duī堆panic-stricken and muddled
- jī积yù玉duī堆jīn金accumulate vast amounts of wealth
- qì砌hóng红duī堆lǜ绿vibrant scene of abundant red flowers and green foliage
- zuān钻gù故zhǐ纸duī堆pore over ancient texts, out of touch
- duī堆àn案yíng盈jī几desk overflowing with documents or books
- duī堆jīn金dié迭yù玉immense wealth
- gù故zhǐ纸duī堆engrossed in old books, out of touch
- huā花duī堆jǐn锦cù簇resplendent and colorful
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Open the tool →Questions about 堆
What does 堆 mean in Chinese?
堆 (duī) means “a pile” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 堆?
堆 is pronounced duī in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 堆 have?
堆 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 堆?
堆 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 堆?
The radical of 堆 is 土, and 堆 is a phono-semantic compound.
