Stone Radical (石) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
石 is the stone radical. It appears in 19 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 石 mean?
Stone radical · 石 shí · 5 strokes · stone
It usually appears on the left of the character. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 石
石 itself: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂
12 common characters with 石
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 确 | què | indeed, really | 角 supplies the sound |
| 研 | yán | to grind; study; research | 开 supplies the sound |
| 破 | pò | break | 皮 supplies the sound |
| 础 | chǔ | foundation; base | 出 supplies the sound |
| 硬 | yìng | hard | 更 supplies the sound |
| 码 | mǎ | (archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scal… | 马 supplies the sound |
| 碰 | pèng | touch | 並 supplies the sound |
| 磨 | mó | wear; rub; grind, polish; pester; dawdle | 麻 supplies the sound |
| 碎 | suì | broken | 卒 supplies the sound |
| 矿 | kuàng | ore; mine | 广 supplies the sound |
| 碗 | wǎn | [measure word for food contained in a bowl] bowl | 宛 supplies the sound |
| 碍 | ài | to hinder; to obstruct; to block | 㝵 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 皮Skin radical · pí9 common characters · skin, hide
- 皿Dish radical · mǐn12 common characters · dish, vessel
- 目Eye radical · mù20 common characters · eye
- 礻Spirit radical · shì17 common characters · an altar; spirits; worship
- 禾Grain radical · hé27 common characters · grain; a rice plant
- 穴Cave radical · xué9 common characters · a cave; a hole
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