stone
shí (shi2)
Radical no. 112 · 5 strokes (第 112 部首 · 5 画 dì 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)
162 characters- 磷lín
variant of 磷[lin2]
17 strokes
- 磴dèng
cliff-ledge
17 strokes
- 磹diàn
stone wedge
17 strokes
- 磻pán
name of a river in Shaanxi
17 strokes
- 礀jiàn
variant of 澗|涧[jian4]
17 strokes
- 礁jiāo
reef
17 strokes
- 礅dūn
stone block
17 strokes
- 礌léi
used in 礌石[lei2 shi2]
18 strokes
- 礓jiāng
a small stone
18 strokes
- 礜yù
arsenic
18 strokes
- 礞méng
(mineral)
18 strokes
- 礤cǎ
shredder
19 strokes
- 礗pīn
sound of crushed stone
19 strokes
- 礝ruǎn
old variant of 碝[ruan3]
19 strokes
- 礧lèi
roll stone down hill
20 strokes
- 砻lóng
(dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill)
21 strokes
- 礴bó
used in 磅礡|磅礴[pang2 bo2]
21 strokes
- 礵shuāng
arsenic
22 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 硎?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.