The kanji 塀(へい) primarily means "wall" or "fence," typically a wall or fence that surrounds a property or separates spaces. It implies a structure used for enclosure, boundary definition, and sometimes, protection.

・On-yomi (音読み): へい (hei) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, though the meaning is understood as "wall" or "fence."

⚫︎塀塀に囲まれた家 Translation: A house surrounded by a wall. ⚫︎庭の塀 Translation: The garden wall. ⚫︎塀を建設する Translation: To build a wall/fence.

The kanji 塀 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is "土" (つち, tsuchi), meaning "earth" or "ground", and the right side is "並" (なみ, nami) which provides the phonetic component. The "土" signifies the material used to construct the wall or fence, while the "並" gives a sound clue. The character represents a wall or fence made of earth or similar material, often arranged in a row.