stone

shí (shi2)

Radical no. 112 · 5 strokes (112 部首 · 5 112 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽯ (shí) — meaning: stone, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

A pictograph from oracle-bone script depicting a rock or stone with diagonal strokes representing its rough, textured surface. This form was preserved through seal script and developed into the modern character.

Mnemonic: The shape of the stone radical resembles a rocky mass with rough, textured streaks across its surface.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

119 characters
  • diàn

    stone wedge

    17 strokes

  • pán

    name of a river in Shaanxi

    17 strokes

  • jiàn

    variant of 澗|涧[jian4]

    17 strokes

  • jiāo

    reef

    17 strokes

  • dūn

    stone block

    17 strokes

  • léi

    used in 礌石[lei2 shi2]

    18 strokes

  • chǔ

    foundation

    18 strokes

  • 𬒈què

    (arch.) large stone

    18 strokes

  • jiāng

    a small stone

    18 strokes

  • arsenic

    18 strokes

  • méng

    (mineral)

    18 strokes

  • kuàng

    variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]

    HSK 6

    19 strokes

  • shredder

    19 strokes

  • pīn

    sound of crushed stone

    19 strokes

  • ruǎn

    old variant of 碝[ruan3]

    19 strokes

  • grind

    19 strokes

  • lèi

    roll stone down hill

    20 strokes

  • (bound form) gravel; small stone

    20 strokes

  • fán

    alum

    20 strokes

  • lóng

    (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill)

    21 strokes

  • 𰦭lóng

    old variant of 礱|砻[long2]

    21 strokes

  • used in 磅礡|磅礴[pang2 bo2]

    21 strokes

  • shuāng

    arsenic

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.