Radical family

石 radical character index

shí · stone, rock, mineral

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114 indexed characters

Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.

5

5 strokes

1 character
石shí

stone, rock, mineral

7

7 strokes

1 character
矶jī

jetty, reef

8

8 strokes

7 characters
码mǎ

number, numeral, symbol

矿kuàng

mine

砀dàng

a stone veined with brilliant colors

矾fán

alum

矸gān

cliff

矻kū

busy

矽xì

silicon

9

9 strokes

13 characters
砍kǎn

to hack, to chop, to cut, to fell

砖zhuān

tile, brick

砭biān

stone probe

砗chē

giant clam, Tridacna gigas

砘dùn

a kind of farm tool

砜fēng

sulfone

砉huò

the sound of a whip cracking

砒pī

arsenic

砌qì

to pile up, to build

砂shā

sand, pebbles, gravel

砑yà

to polish, to grind

研yán

to grind, to rub

砚yàn

inkstone

10

10 strokes

17 characters
破pò

to break, to rout

砸zá

to smash, to pound, to crush, to break

砹ài

astatine

础chǔ

foundation stone, plinth

砥dǐ

whetstone

砝fá

a standard weight

砩fú

to build a dam with rocks

砬lá

boulder

砺lì

whetstone

砾lì

gravel, pebbles

砲pào

gun, cannon

砰pēng

bang! the sound of crashing rock

砷shēn

arsenic

砼tóng

concrete

砣tuó

a stone roller

砟zhǎ

stone tablet

砧zhēn

anvil, flat stone

11

11 strokes

13 characters
硐dòng

cave

硌gè

hard, bulging

硅guī

silicon

硭máng

a crude saltpeter

硇náo

sal ammoniac

硗qiāo

barren land

硕shuò

great, eminent

硙wéi

millstone

硒xī

selenium

硖xiá

a town in Hebei province

硎xíng

whetstone

砦zhài

stockade, fort, military outpost

硃zhū

cinnabar

12

12 strokes

7 characters
硬yìng

firm, hard, strong

硷jiǎn

alkaline, alkali, lye, salt

硫liú

sulfur

确què

certain, sure

硪wò

a flat stone used as a mortar

硝xiāo

saltpeter

硯yàn

inkstone

13

13 strokes

14 characters
碎suì

to break, to smash

碰pèng

to touch

碗wǎn

bowl, small dish

碑bēi

stone tablet

碍ài

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

碚bèi

suburb

碜chěn

gritty

碘diǎn

iodine

碉diāo

watchtower

碇dìng

anchor

碓duì

pestle

碌lù

rocky, rough, uneven

硼péng

borax, boron

碛qì

gravel, sand

14

14 strokes

13 characters
碳tàn

carbon

碧bì

jade

碥biǎn

dangerous rocks jutting out over rapids

碴chá

quarrel

磁cí

magnetic

磋cuō

to polish, to buff

碲dì

tellurium

碟dié

plate, small dish

碱jiǎn

alkaline, alkali, lye, salt

碣jié

stone tablet

碩shuò

great, eminent

碹xuàn

碡dú

stone roller

15

15 strokes

10 characters
磅bàng

pound

磕kē

to collide, to hit, to knock, to tap

磙gǔn

stone roller

磊lěi

a pile of rocks

碼mǎ

number, numeral, symbol

碾niǎn

stone roller

磐pán

boulder, large rock

確què

certain, sure

磉sǎng

plinth, stone base

磔zhé

to dismember, to tear apart

16

16 strokes

5 characters
磨mó

millstone

磺huáng

sulphur

磬qìng

musical instrument

磲qú

giant clam, Tridacna gigas

磚zhuān

tile, brick

17

17 strokes

5 characters
磴dèng

stone steps on a cliff or hill

礅dūn

stone block

磯jī

jetty, reef

礁jiāo

jetty, reef

磷lín

phosphorus

18

18 strokes

3 characters
礎chǔ

foundation stone, plinth

礓jiāng

pebble, small stone

礞méng

a kind of mineral

19

19 strokes

2 characters
礙ài

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

礤cǎ

shredder, grater

20

20 strokes

2 characters
礬fán

alum

礦kuàng

mine

21

21 strokes

1 character
礴bó

to extend, to fill

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