Spot 石
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
石 component
shí · stone, rock, mineral
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 石
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue石Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 石 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
破=
+皮
砸=
+匝
碎=
+卒
硬=
+更
碰=
+並
码=
+马
碗=
+宛
砍=
+欠
磨=
麻
磅=
+旁
矿=
+广
砖=
+专
More characters to try
Open any character for animation, writing feedback, examples, and a printable worksheet.
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Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 石 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
号码hàomǎ
number
HSK 3.0 · L3矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
HSK 3.0 · L3碗wǎnbowl
HSK 3.0 · L3密码mìmǎcipher
HSK 3.0 · L4破pòbroken
HSK 3.0 · L4扫码sǎomǎto scan a QR code or barcode
HSK 3.0 · L4研究yánjiūresearch
HSK 3.0 · L4研究生yánjiūshēnggraduate student
HSK 3.0 · L4打破dǎpòto break
HSK 3.0 · L5调研diàoyánto investigate and research
HSK 3.0 · L5二维码èrwéimǎ2D barcode
HSK 3.0 · L5科研kēyánChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L5