石匠

shíjiàng

noun #35,602

Measure Word

一位石匠 wèi

Meanings

1 stonemason
2 stone craftsman
3 stonecutter

Characters

craftsman, artisan

Examples

这座石桥是石匠们辛苦建造的。

Zhè zuò shíqiáo shì shíjiàng men xīnkǔ jiànzào de.

This stone bridge was painstakingly built by stonemasons.

他祖辈三代都是石匠。

Tā zǔbèi sān dài dōu shì shíjiàng.

His ancestors were stonemasons for three generations.

Tips

memory

匠 is the universal '-smith / craftsman' suffix - 石匠 (stonemason), 木匠 (carpenter), 铁匠 (blacksmith), 鞋匠 (cobbler). Just attach the material before 匠 and you have the trade.

Stroke Order

石 shí

匠 jiàng