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Animated Stroke Order 石

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How to write 石 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 石

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3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 石

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4.

How to Use 石

Types of stone or rock

Words referring to natural stones or rocks.

石头 • shí tou • rock; stone • HSK 5

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 石

化石 • huà shí • fossil

HSK 6

huà化

shí石

6.

Example Sentences

Gǔ古

dài代

rén人

yòng用

huǒ火

shí石

qǔ

Information

Pinyinshí

Meaningstone, rock

Strokes5

Radical石

Traditional石

StructureSemi-Enclosed

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shí石

tou头

rock; stone

岩石 • yán shí • rock • HSK 6

HSK 6

yán岩

shí石

rock

礁石 • jiāo shí • reef / rock • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiāo礁

shí石

reef / rock

Idioms and figurative uses with 'stone'

Fixed expressions where 'stone' appears metaphorically.

绊脚石 • bàn jiǎo shí • Stumbling block • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

Stumbling block

水滴石穿 • shuǐ dī shí chuān • constant dripping wears away the stone • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuǐ水

dī滴

shí石

水落石出 • shuǐ luò shí chū • When the water recedes / the rocks appear / The truth becomes clear over time • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuǐ水

luò落

shí石

fossil

石油 • shí yóu • petroleum; oil

HSK 6

shí石

yóu油

petroleum; oil

钻石 • zuànshí • diamond; jewel

HSK 6

zuàn钻

shí石

diamond; jewel

宝石 • bǎo shí • Gemstone

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bǎo宝

shí石

Gemstone

陨石 • yǔn shí • Meteorite

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǔn陨

shí石

Meteorite

取

huǒ火

。

Ancient people used flint to make fire.

tā她

dài戴

zhe着

yì一

méi枚

piào漂

liang亮

de的

zuàn钻

shí石

jiè戒

zhǐ指

。

She is wearing a beautiful diamond ring

Shí石

mián棉

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

jiàn建

zhù筑

cái材

liào料

。

Asbestos is a dangerous building material.

shí石

yóu油

shì是

xiàn现

dài代

gōng工

yè业

de的

zhòng重

yào要

néng能

yuán源

。

Petroleum is an important energy source for modern industry

lù路

shang上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xiǎo小

shí石

tou头

。

There are many small stones on the road

chuān

穿

constant dripping wears away the stone

chū出

When the water recedes / the rocks appear / The truth becomes clear over time

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "shi".

轼shìhorizontal wooden bar in front
仕shìofficial; serve government
舐shito lick
虱shīlouse; bug; parasite
豕shipig
氏shìfamily name, clan

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "石".

磺huángsulphur; brimstone
磐pánlarge rock, boulder; firm
碉diāoroom made of stone; watchtower
碴cháchipped edge of a container
砧zhēnanvil; flat stone; exe
硷jiǎnalkaline, alkali, lye, salt

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