石
Character
abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
- Radical
- 石 (itself)
- Strokes
- 5
- Structure
- Surrounds from top-left
- Parts
- 厂 口
- Traditional
- 石
- Frequency
- #506 most common character
Readings and meanings
- abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei CC-CEDICT
- rock CC-CEDICT
- stone CC-CEDICT
- stone inscription CC-CEDICT
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn) CC-CEDICT
- surname Shi CC-CEDICT
Words that use “石” as shí
石头shí toustoneWordHSK 3石油shí yóuoil found deep in the groundWordHSK 3宝石bǎo shía small, beautiful stone that costs a lot of moneyWordHSK 4化石huà shífossil: bones or shapes of very old animals or plants found in…WordHSK 5岩石yán shírockWordHSK 7–9礁石jiāo shírocks in the sea that ships must be careful ofWordHSK 7–9钻石zuàn shía diamondWordHSK 7–9陨石yǔn shía piece of rock from space that falls down to EarthWordHSK 7–9
dàn
dan4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is shí.
- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 (dǒu); one hundred liters CC-CEDICT
- ancient pr. (shí) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “石” as dàn
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 石
Draw “石” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
河里有很多石头。
hé lǐ yǒu hěn duō shí tou
There are many stones in the river.
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这块石头很重。
zhè kuài shí tou hěn zhòng
This stone is very heavy.
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小鸟站在石头上。
xiǎo niǎo zhàn zài shí tou shàng
The little bird is standing on the stone.
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