1. 砂
  2. 石

砂

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  • 2707th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
砂→
石少
2Radical
砂→
石stone小small丿bend
3Graphical
砂→
一丿口亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)sand • gravel • granule

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 砂 shā (sha1)The component 石 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 砂 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 砂 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

砂糖 
砂锅 (砂鍋)
磨砂 

Uncommon

朱砂 
砂岩 
砂石 
砂纸 (砂紙)
磨砂膏 

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石

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  • 414th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 409 words
  • Component in 206 characters

Decomposition

1Once
石→
丆口
2Radical
石→
石stone
3Graphical
石→
一丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. dàn (dan4)dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 • ten pecks • one hundred liters
3. shí (shi2)rock • stone • stone inscription • one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 石 dàn (dan4)The component 石 is pronounced as 'dàn' (dan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 石 shí (shi2)The component 石 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

石 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
宝石 (寶石)
石化 
石家庄 (石家莊)
石榴 
石油 
石头 (石頭)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿松石 (綠松石)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
钻石 (鑽石)

Uncommon

中石化 
化石 
吸铁石 (吸鐵石)
基石 
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
大理石 
岩石 
巨石 
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
采石场 (採石場)
沙石 
泥石流 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
滴水穿石 
火石 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
王安石 
番石榴 
盘石 (盤石)
石像 
石刻 
石器 
石块 (石塊)
石墨 
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
石库门 (石庫門)
石景山 
石板 
石板路 
石林 
石柱 
石河子 
石灰 
石狮 (石獅)
石狮市 (石獅市)
石碑 
石窟 
石膏 
石英 
石蜡 (石蠟)
石门 (石門)
石阶 (石階)
石龙 (石龍)
碎石 
磁石 
磐石 
磨刀石 
礁石 
矿石 (礦石)
红宝石 (紅寶石)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
结石 (結石)
胆结石 (膽結石)
落井下石 
蒋介石 (蔣介石)
蓝宝石 (藍寶石)
试金石 (試金石)
金刚石 (金剛石)
金石 
铁石 (鐵石)
陨石 (隕石)
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
黄石 (黃石)
齐白石 (齊白石)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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