石(shí)

HSK 35 strokes
Readingsshídàn

surname Shi

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Character information

Pinyin
shí / dàn
Meaning
surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 石 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸厂口

A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

厂chǎng口kǒu

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 石 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 石

Common words using 石 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǎo宝shí石
HSK 4

precious stone; gem

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huà化shí石
HSK 5

fossil

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yán岩shí石
HSK 7-9

(geology) rock

Open 岩石 page →
luàn乱shí石

rocks; stones; rubble; riprap

Open 乱石 page →
gòng供shí石

scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put…

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gōng公shí石

hectoliter; quintal

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yī一shí石èr二niǎo鸟

to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)

Open 一石二鸟 page →
zhōng中shí石huà化

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.)

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 石’s common words

宝化岩乱供公一二

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