石石Stroke order for 石

shí
HSK 3HSK 3 (Write)Most Common

Basic Meaning

n
The most common word for rocks and stones. In daily life, it often appears in compound words like 石头, 岩石, 石板. Avoid using it alone to mean 'rock' in modern spoken Chinese; use 石头 instead.
stone; rock (as a hard, mineral-based material that forms the earth's crust)
（～头）构成地壳的坚硬物质，是由矿物集合而成的。
Words:
石磨花岗石石灰石石板岩石
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)个(ge)古(gǔ)老(lǎo)的(de)石(shí)磨(mò)还(hái)能(néng)用(yòng)。
    This old stone mill can still be used.
  2. 花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)摆(bǎi)着(zhe)一(yī)些(xiē)漂(piào)亮(liàng)的(de)花(huā)岗(gāng)石(shí)。
    Some beautiful granite stones are placed in the garden.
n
Often refers to historical, cultural, or commemorative stone artifacts like steles or stone inscriptions. The usage is more literary or specific than sense 1.
stone object or tablet (specifically one inscribed with characters or pictures)
指刻有文字或图画的石制品或石壁。
Words:
金石石碑
Sentences:
  1. 博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)收(shōu)藏(cáng)了(le)一(yī)块(kuài)珍(zhēn)贵(guì)的(de)汉(hàn)代(dài)石(shí)碑(bēi)。
    The museum has collected a precious Han dynasty stone stele.
  2. 学(xué)者(zhě)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)研(yán)究(jiū)这(zhè)些(xiē)古(gǔ)代(dài)金(jīn)石(shí)上(shàng)的(de)文(wén)字(zì)。
    Scholars are studying the inscriptions on these ancient metal and stone artifacts.

Writing & Component

Radical石
Structuresingle
Stroke Count5
Strokes一丿丨𠃍一