How to say “stone” in Chinese
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“Stone” in Chinese is 石头, shí tou: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
石头 is read shí tou: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Under the cliff 厂 lies a stone 口. As a side component it means “stone”: 破, 研, 础.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “石头”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 石头. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 河边有很多石头hébiānyǒuhěnduōshítouThere are lots of stones on the riverbank.
- 这种石头非常坚硬。zhèzhǒngshítoufēichángjiānyìngThis kind of stone is very hard.
More words from the lesson “Rivers, lakes, deserts”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stone” in Chinese?
“Stone” in Chinese is 石头, pinyin shítou.
What does 石头 mean?
石头 (shítou) means “stone”.
How do you write 石头?
石头 is 2 characters: 石 (shí) — stone; 头 (tóu) — head. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 石头?
石头 is read shítou. Tones: shí — second tone, tou — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“stone” in the lesson “Rivers, lakes, deserts”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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