石匠

shíjiang

noun #35,602

Measure Word

一位石匠 wèi

Meanings

1 stonemason
2 stone craftsman
3 stonecutter

Characters

craftsman, artisan

Examples

HSK 7-9

这座石桥是石匠们辛苦建造的。

Zhè zuò shíqiáo shì shíjiang men xīnkǔ jiànzào de.

This stone bridge was painstakingly built by stonemasons.

HSK 7-9

他祖辈三代都是石匠。

Tā zǔbèi sān dài dōu shì shíjiang.

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