Example sentences
zhè这gè个wǔ五kuài块qián钱。
This is five yuan.
gěi给nǐ你yī一kuài块qián钱。
Here's one yuan.
The story behind the character
块
土 (earth) plus 夬. It meant a clod of dirt, and only later became a measure word (一块钱, one "piece" of money).
kuài块
measure word (money)