blank (for a coin etc); breed or strain

base; semifinished product; (fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc)

unbleached and undyed cloth; gray cloth

semifinished materials; CL:塊|块[kuai4]

mold

mud brick; adobe; unfired earthenware

slab

to make ceramics (on a potter's wheel)

semifinished products

billet (steel industry)